Legal Opinion
State v. Robbins
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided October 16, 1969No. 3PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBranch, J.
Defendant moved for judgment as of nonsuit on the first degree murder charge at the conclusion of the State’s evidence and at the close of all the evidence. Pie assigns as error the failure of the court to grant his motions.
Murder in the first degree is the unlawful killing of a human being with malice and with premeditation and deliberation. A specific intent to kill is a necessary constituent of the elements of premeditation and deliberation in first degree murder. State v. Downey, 253 N.C. 348, 117 S.E. 2d 39; State v. Propst, 274 N.C. 62, 161 S.E. 2d 560.
In State v. Buffkin, 209 N.C. 117,…
2Cases cited37 opinions
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- Warden, Maryland Penitentiary v. HaydenSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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- Berger v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by57 opinions
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