STATE v. POTTS

No. 326A92.

433 S.E.2d 736 (1993)

334 N.C. 575

STATE of North Carolina v. Charles Robert POTTS.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

September 10, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael F. Easley, Atty. Gen. by Jeffrey P. Gray, Asst. Atty. Gen., Raleigh, for the State.

Malcolm Ray Hunter, Appellate Defender by Janine M. Crawley, Asst. Appellate Defender, Raleigh, for defendant-appellant.


WEBB, Justice.

We shall consider first the defendant's contention that the court erred in charging on self-defense. This contention is based on his reading of State v. Robinson, 188 N.C. 784, 125 S.E. 617 (1924), in which this Court held that it was error not to submit voluntary manslaughter to the jury when the evidence showed the deceased had fired one shot at the defendant and the defendant fired four shots at the deceased. This Court said the jury could...

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