State v. Eason

313 S.E.2d 221 (1984)

STATE of North Carolina

v.

Jeffery Levon EASON.

No. 8311SC854.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

April 3, 1984.

Atty. Gen. Rufus L. Edmisten by Asst. Atty. Gen. William B. Ray, Raleigh, for the State.

Appellate Defender Adam Stein by Asst. Appellate Defender David W. Dorey, Raleigh, for defendant-appellant.

WHICHARD, Judge.

GUILT PHASE

G.S. 15A-1232 provides, in pertinent part: "In instructing the jury, the judge must declare and explain the law arising on the evidence. He is not required to state the evidence except to the extent necessary to explain the application of the law…