State v. Ledford

CARLTON, Judge.

In his brief, defendant brings forward six arguments out of 20 assignments of error. The remaining assignments of error are deemed abandoned. Rule 28, North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure.

It is essential in understanding the arguments presented by defendant on appeal to note the theories of the State and the defendant at trial: The State apparently proceeded on the theory that the defendant shot the deceased at approximately 8:00 p.m. on the evening of 24 April 1978 inside the home of Geneva Ar-rington or upon the front porch; that defendant and Geneva Arrington…