Legal Opinion

State v. Keen

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided May 7, 1975No. 7428SC965PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

VAUGHN, Judge.

In support of his contention that the court should have granted his motion for judgment of nonsuit, defendant argues that the State’s own evidence shows that:

“ . . . the defendant was (1) entrapped and (2) that there was the interposition of a resisting will thereby making the commission of a crime impossible.”

We hold that defendant’s contentions on entrapment were properly submitted to the jury with instructions from the court which were correct in law and manifestly fair to defendant.

Defendant argues that there could have been no completion of the crime since all parties with…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. State v. SurlesSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1949
  2. State v. SurlesSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1949
  3. State v. . HamptonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1936
  4. State v. AlstonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1965

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. United States v. Jack Randall MacCloskeyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1982
  2. State v. FurrSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1977
  3. Jones v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1985
  4. State v. ClemmonsCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1990
  5. State v. TynerCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1980

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