STATE v. SWINDELL

No. COA20-263.

863 S.E.2d 441 (2021)

2021-NCCOA-408

STATE of North Carolina, v. Harold Eugene SWINDELL, Defendant.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

Filed August 3, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorney General Joshua H. Stein , by Special Deputy Attorney General Marc X. Sneed , for the State.

Leslie Rawls , Charlotte, for Defendant-Appellant.


¶ 1 Defendant Harold Swindell ("Defendant") appeals from his convictions of second-degree murder and possession of a firearm by a felon. On appeal, Defendant contends the trial court erred when it declined to instruct the jury on justification as an affirmative defense to possession of a firearm by a felon. We agree.

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