State v. Boykin

PARKER, Judge.

Appellant’s first and second assignments of error relate to the trial judge’s refusal to excuse for cause a juror who saw appellant being brought to or from the courtroom in handcuffs and the trial judge’s refusal to grant a mistrial when on another occasion during the trial, a similar incident occurred and at least two members of the jury allegedly saw appellant being moved in handcuffs. As to these two assignments, appellant concedes that State v. Montgomery, 291 N.C. 235, 229 S.E. 2d 904 (1976) controls. These assignments of error are, therefore, overruled.

Appellant’s third…