State v. Neal
Supreme Court of North Carolina
1Opinion of the CourtWinborne, C. J.
While defendant, through his counsel, brings forward and presents on this appeal several assignments of error based upon exceptions taken during the course of the trial and to portions of the charge, the one most stressfully urged for error relates to denial of his motions for judgment as of nonsuit.
In this connection, involuntary manslaughter is defined to be the unlawful killing of a human being unintentionally and without malice but proximately resulting from the commission of an unlawful act not amounting to a felony, or some act done in an unlawful or culpably negligent manner, and where…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- State v. . RountreeSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1921
- State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1949
3Cited by3 opinions
- State v. EverhartSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1977
- State v. LilleyCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1968
- State v. BassCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1978