STATE v. TEMPLES

No. 8421SC824.

327 S.E.2d 266 (1985)

STATE of North Carolina v. Deborah Kaye TEMPLES.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

April 2, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Atty. Gen. Rufus L. Edmisten by Asst. Atty. Gen. Catherine McLamb, Raleigh, for the State.

Harrell Powell, Jr., and Lawrence J. Fine, Winston-Salem, for defendant, appellant.


HEDRICK, Chief Judge.

Evidence introduced at trial tends to show the following: Defendant and the deceased were married in 1981. Their marital relationship was tumultuous, characterized by violent arguments and separations followed by periods of affection and reconciliation. When Mr. Temples consumed alcohol, he often became verbally and physically abusive toward defendant. Defendant testified that on the evening of 7 August 1983 Mr. Temples was drinking heavily and...

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