266 N.C. 672
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided March 9, 1966
Supreme Court of North Carolina · decided 1966-03-09
Cited by 4 later decisions — most recently March 1976
4 state decisions
Relies on State v. Sandlin
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Decided 1966-03-09
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¶1The defendant was not charged with murder, but an assault. It was error to place on him the burden of proving that *673he acted in self-defense. S. v. Sandlin, 251 N.C. 81, 110 S.E. 2d 481 and cases there cited.
¶2The defendant is entitled to a
¶3New trial.