55 N.C. App. 476 - State v. Bevin’s Empirical Analysis
1982
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
1
states following
June 2005
most recently cited
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on State v. Dooley · 42 N.C. App. 325 - State v. Carter
Most-quoted passages
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“Finally, if the state has failed to satisfy you beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant did not act in self-defense, then the defendant’s action would be justified by self-defense and therefore, you would return a verdict of not guilty.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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