State v. Parnell

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,

v.

DAVID EARL PARNELL.

No. COA09-909.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

Filed March 16, 2010.

This case not for publication

Attorney General Roy Cooper, III, by Assistant Attorney General Kimberly W. Duffley, for the State.

Kathryn L. VandenBerg for defendant-appellant.

ROBERT C. HUNTER, Judge.

David Earl Parnell ("defendant") appeals from a judgment entered 10 February 2009 after a jury verdict finding him guilty of voluntary manslaughter. After careful review, we find no prejudicial error.

Background

The evidence at trial tended to establish that defendant and the victim,…