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STATE v. SHORES

No. COA01-1435.

573 S.E.2d 237 (2002)

STATE of North Carolina v. Stephen Archie SHORES.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

December 31, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorney General Roy Cooper, by Assistant Attorney General Steven F. Bryant, for the State.

Appellate Defendant Staples S. Hughes, by Assistant Appellate Defender Daniel R. Pollitt, for defendant-appellant.

THOMAS, Judge.

Defendant, Stephen Archie Shores, appeals from judgment entered on his conviction of second degree murder. For the reasons herein, we order a new trial.

Defendant contends the trial court erred by (1) admitting evidence of his post-arrest silence and allowing the State to comment on such evidence in closing argument, (2) failing to intervene ex mero motu to correct two grossly improper comments...

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