State v. Harris

HUSKINS, Justice.

We overrule defendant’s assignments of error based on his contentions that (1) the court failed “to give equal stress to the State and defendant” in summarizing the evidence, (2) the court erred in charging on flight as bearing on defendant’s guilt or innocence, and (3) the court erred in failing to charge on the law of self-defense. The court’s recapitulation of the evidence was in substantial compliance with G.S. 1-180. The court’s instruction on flight was based on evidence reasonably tending to show that defendant fled the jurisdiction immediately following the crime.…