State v. Ross

LEWIS, Judge.'

I

Defendant first argues that the trial court erred in requiring defendant to file with the court a written notice of intent to rely upon self-defense and by telling the jury venire of defendant’s intent to rely upon this defense. Defendant did not object to the written statement of intent relative to self-defense. No North Carolina statute requires a defendant to give notice of an intent to assert “self-defense” as a defense. {See, e.g., G.S. § 15A-959 which requires defendants to file notice of reliance upon an insanity defense.) The defendant argues that by telling the jury…