State v. Wills
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
1Opinion of the Court
EAGLES, Judge.
Defendant brings forward six assignments of error. After a careful review of the record, transcripts, and briefs, we find no error. Defendant’s assignments of error, Nos. 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 11, and 12, are not brought forward and are deemed abandoned. N.C.R. App. P. 28(b)(5).
I
First, defendant contends that the trial court erred in refusing to instruct the jury on self-defense. We disagree.
In State v. Kinney, 92 N.C. App. 671, 675-76, 375 S.E.2d 692, 695 (1989), this Court stated:
A defendant may use deadly force to repel a felonious assault only if it reasonably appears necessary to…
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