State v. Plemmons
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
1Opinion of the Court
MORRIS, Judge.
Defendant first contends that the trial court erred in excluding Mrs. Plemmons’s testimony that “ ‘somebody hollered and said come back here.’ ” Defendant asserts that this testimony went to the purported issue of self-defense and “ . . . should have been allowed into evidence to be considered by the jury for whatever weight the jury cared to give it.” We find no merit to this contention. The record clearly indicates that this information was already before the jury, having been brought forward by defendant’s own testimony, and thus the trial court’s *162error, if any, in excluding…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- State v. WatkinsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1973
- State v. KerleySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1957
- State v. AtkinsonCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1975
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