STATE v. MOORE

No. 352A85.

356 S.E.2d 336 (1987)

319 N.C. 645

STATE of North Carolina v. Stephen Louis MOORE.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

June 2, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lacy H. Thornburg, Atty. Gen. by Dennis P. Myers, Asst. Atty. Gen., Raleigh, for the State.

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


MITCHELL, Justice.

The defendant contends, inter alia, that the trial court erred in denying his motion for a change of venue or for a special venire. N.C.G.S. §§ 15A-957 and 958 (1983). He argues that the trial court applied an incorrect standard of proof to the evidence he introduced in support of his motion. We agree and hold that the defendant is entitled to a new trial.

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