STATE v. REVELS

No. COA08-346.

673 S.E.2d 677 (2009)

STATE of North Carolina v. Carita Jacobs REVELS, Defendant.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

March 3, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorney General Roy Cooper, by Special Deputy Attorney General Norma S. Harrell, for the State.

Kathryn L. VandenBerg, Hillsborough, for defendant-appellant.


GEER, Judge.

Defendant Carita Jacobs Revels appeals her conviction of second degree murder, arguing that the trial court erred in denying her request to instruct the jury on perfect and imperfect self-defense. Based upon our review of the record, we conclude that there was insufficient evidence that defendant in fact formed an actual, reasonable belief that it was necessary to kill the victim to protect herself from death or serious bodily injury, and, therefore,...

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