STATE v. BEAVER

No. 383A87.

368 S.E.2d 607 (1988)

STATE of North Carolina v. Gerald Wayne BEAVER.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

June 2, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lacy H. Thornburg, Atty. Gen. by Norma S. Harrell, Asst. Atty. Gen., Raleigh, for the State.

Malcolm Ray Hunter, Jr., Appellate Defender by David W. Dorey, Asst. Appellate Defender, Raleigh, for defendant-appellant.


WEBB, Justice.

The defendant's only assignment of error is to what he contends is the court's coercion of the jury into reaching a verdict. He says this was done by the questions and comments of the court to the jury. The question of a court's coercion of a jury to reach a verdict has been considered in several cases. See State v. Forrest, 321 N.C. 186, 362 S.E.2d 252 (1987); State v. Bussey...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases