STATE v. PRESSON

No. COA12-1518.

747 S.E.2d 651 (2013)

STATE of North Carolina v. James Eric PRESSON.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

August 20, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorney General Roy Cooper , by Special Deputy Attorney General Tina A. Krasner , for the State.

Kimberly P. Hoppin , for defendant-appellant.


BRYANT, Judge.

Where there was sufficient evidence presented that defendant was the aggressor or used excessive force in this homicide case, we reject defendant's challenges to the sufficiency of the evidence and to the jury instructions and find no prejudicial error in the trial court's response to a jury request.

Facts and Procedural History

On 6 June 2010, defendant James Eric Presson had arranged to meet his cousin Jessica at a local bar...

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