State v. Crawford

Defendant assigns as error the failure of the trial judge to comply with the provisions of G.S. 1-180, in that after stating fully the contentions of the State, he failed to give equal stress to the contentions of defendant, and particularly to his contention that the State’s evidence did not show any felonious intent to commit larceny.

The State introduced evidence; defendant introduced no evidence. This is a brief summary of plaintiff’s evidence: Mr. and Mrs. Harold Duke own and operate in Raleigh a combination service station, grocery store, and residence. They live in the residence…