Legal Opinion
State v. Bush
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided December 7, 1982No. 6PA82PublishedCited by 128 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MITCHELL, Justice.
The primary issue presented in this case is whether the trial court committed prejudicial and reversible error during the defendant’s original trial for murder in the first degree by instructing the jury that the defendant had the burden of proving self-defense and absence of malice. For reasons set forth herein, we find no reversible error in this regard and affirm the 21 April 1981 Order of the Superior Court denying the defendant’s Motion for Appropriate Relief.
The defendant was tried before Judge George M. Fountain and a jury and convicted during the 19 May 1975 Session…
2Cases cited31 opinions
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- Evans v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1975
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3Cited by128 opinions
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