STATE v. DAVIS

No. 401A86.

361 S.E.2d 724 (1987)

321 N.C. 52

STATE of North Carolina v. Ronnie Ray DAVIS.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

November 5, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lacy H. Thornburg, Atty. Gen. by Thomas J. Ziko, Asst. Atty. Gen., Raleigh, for the State.

Malcolm Ray Hunter, Jr., Appellate Defender by Geoffrey C. Mangum, Asst. Appellate Defender, Raleigh, for defendant-appellant.


FRYE, Justice.

On this appeal defendant brings forward several assignments of error. Defendant first contends that the trial court committed reversible error in permitting lay witnesses to state their opinions regarding defendant's sanity at the time of the alleged murder. Defendant next contends that the State should have the burden of proving that defendant was sane at the time of the alleged crime and that the M'Naghten...

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