STATE v. PARKS

No. COA18-422.

824 S.E.2d 881 (2019)

STATE of North Carolina v. Toussant Loverture PARKS, Defendant.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

Filed: February 19, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorney General Joshua H. Stein , by Assistant Attorney General Donna B. Wojcik , for the State.

Joseph P. Lattimore , for defendant-appellant.


A trial court must instruct a jury on self-defense where, taking the evidence in the light most favorable to the defendant as true, there is competent evidence to support such an instruction. Failure to do so is error, even if the State presents conflicting evidence. Additionally, a trial court does not err in instructing the jury...

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