State v. Butcher

VAUGHN, Judge.

Defendant brings forward two assignments of error. Neither of them disclose prejudicial error.

Defendant argues that during the charge to the jury, the judge expressed an opinion in violation of G.S. 15A-1222 and G.S. 15A-1232. We disagree.

At the completion of the jury charge, the judge read the verdict form to the jurors. He noted the. possible verdicts and continued as follows: “this _ day of January . . . 13th day of January, 1981, I hope it will be decided this day, and there’s a line for the signature of the foreman or foreperson of your jury.” Defendant argues that the…