State v. King

STROUD, Judge.

Michael King (“defendant”) appeals from a judgment entered 17 April 2012 in Superior Court, Mecklenburg County, after a jury found him guilty of one count of first-degree murder. Defendant argues on appeal that the trial court abused its discretion and violated his constitutional right to the effective assistance of counsel by denying his motion to continue. Defendant further contends that the trial court erred in refusing to instruct the jury using a special instruction concerning the credibility of drug abusers. For the following reasons, we find no error.

I. Introduction

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