STATE v. MIZE

No. 662A84.

340 S.E.2d 439 (1986)

STATE of North Carolina v. Edgar Earl MIZE.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

February 18, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lacy H. Thornburg, Atty. Gen. by Christopher P. Brewer, Asst. Atty. Gen., Raleigh, for the state.

Adam Stein, Appellate Defender by Robin E. Hudson, Asst. Appellate Defender, Raleigh, for defendant-appellant.


EXUM, Justice.

The only question presented on appeal is whether the trial court erred in not submitting the defense of self-defense to the jury pursuant to defendant's request. We hold there is no evidence of self-defense and the trial court properly denied the request.

The evidence presented at trial tended to show that the defendant, Edgar Earl ("George") Mize, and the victim, Joe McDonald, had been friends for several years until a disagreement arose concerning...

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