Legal Opinion

State v. Buchanan

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided August 7, 2018No. COA17-746PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ELMORE, Judge.

*617 Defendant Britton Darrell Buchanan appeals from judgments entered upon jury verdicts finding him guilty of assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury, assault with a deadly weapon, and assault by pointing a gun. On appeal, defendant contends the trial court erred by omitting the essential element of "without legal justification" from its final mandate to the jury on the charge of assault by pointing a gun, by denying his motion to dismiss all the charges against him due to insufficient evidence to rebut his claim of self-defense, and by ordering restitution in an…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. State v. ScottSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2002
  2. State v. ChapmanSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2005
  3. State v. GossSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2007
  4. State v. AbshireSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2009
  5. State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1964

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. State v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2019
  2. State v. HuntCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2026
  3. State v. SchrickerCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2019
  4. State v. VillarrealCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2024

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