State v. Mumma
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
1Opinion of the Court
BRYANT, Judge.
*830Where there was sufficient evidence presented at trial that defendant was the aggressor, the trial court did not err in instructing the jury on the aggressor doctrine. Assuming arguendo the trial court erred in allowing the jury to review photographs of the deceased victim during jury deliberations over defendant's objection, this error was harmless where defendant has not established that he was prejudiced thereby. Lastly, where the prosecutor's closing argument was not so grossly improper as to render defendant's trial and conviction fundamentally unfair, the trial court did…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- State v. OdomSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1983
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- State v. JonesSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2002
- State v. CallSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1998
- State v. AsheSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1985
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