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STATE v. RANSOME

No. 57A95.

467 S.E.2d 404 (1996)

342 N.C. 847

STATE of North Carolina v. Ben Fitzgerald RANSOME.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

March 8, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael F. Easley, Attorney General by Francis W. Crawley, Special Deputy Attorney General, for State.

Gibbons, Cozart, Jones, Hughes, Sallenger & Taylor by Thomas R. Sallenger, Wilson, for defendant-appellant.

ORR, Justice.

Defendant was tried for two counts of first-degree murder on the theory of premeditation and deliberation for the shooting deaths of Marcel and Kelvin Johnson. The State and the defendant presented conflicting evidence about the shooting incident. Defendant's evidence supported the conclusion that Marcel and Kelvin Johnson were the aggressors in the fatal confrontation and that defendant acted in self-defense. Because defendant presented sufficient evidence...

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