Legal Opinion

State v. . Redman

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided May 1, 1940PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBarnhill, J.

Tbe court in its charge to tbe jury made tbe following statement:

“Now tbe defendant in this case, Gentlemen of tbe Jury, admits tbe killing with a deadly weapon and attempts to justify tbe killing by bis plea of self-defense and evidence which be insists and contends should satisfy you that be killed tbe deceased, not with malice and not unlawfully, but killed tbe deceased in tbe proper self-defense of bis life and person; therefore, tbe Court will give you certain rules of law applicable to tbe plea of self-defense as entered in this case by tbe defendant.”

And again later in tbe charge tbe…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Hicks v. . Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1905
  2. State v. . LanceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1908
  3. State v. Davis.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1904
  4. State v. . MaxwellSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1939
  5. Royal v. . DoddSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1919

3Cited by24 opinions

  1. State v. McWilliamsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1971
  2. State v. FowlerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1974
  3. State v. PalmerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1949
  4. State v. SmithSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1978
  5. State v. HamSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1953

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