State v. Eisen

BRITT, Judge.

Defendant’s first contention is that the trial court in its charge to the jury expressed an opinion on the evidence in violation of G.S. 1-180.

In designating the specific portion of the charge in which he contends the court expressed an opinion, the defendant attempts to take segregated portions of a long sentence and combine those portions into a sentence which he contends was prejudicial. We find no merit in the contention. It is a well established principle of law in this State that the charge of the court will be construed contextually, and segregated portions will not be…