STATE v. EPPS

No. COA13-495.

752 S.E.2d 733 (2014)

STATE of North Carolina v. Adrian Tarel EPPS, Defendant.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

January 7, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorney General Roy Cooper , by Special Deputy Attorney General Amar Majmundar , for the State.

Michael E. Casterline , Asheville, for defendant-appellant.


STEELMAN, Judge.

Where the evidence at trial showed that defendant acted voluntarily in stabbing McGill, resulting in his death, the trial court did not err in declining to instruct the jury on involuntary manslaughter.

I. Factual and Procedural Background

On 6 May 2011, Adrian Tarel Epps (defendant) was hosting a social event at his house. One of the guests was defendant's cousin, who brought her boyfriend, Antwan McGill (McGill). A fight...

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