State v. Hunt

BOBBITT, Chief Justice.

The evidence offered by the State was sufficient to require submission to the jury in each of the two cases and to support the verdicts.

The evidence offered by defendant included his own testimony and testimony of other witnesses tending to show he was elsewhere when, according to the State’s evidence, the crimes charged in the indictments were committed. Although this evidence was reviewed fully by the court, no specific instruction was given the jury as to the legal principles applicable in their consideration of this alibi evidence. Defendant contends he was entitled…