Supreme Court of North Carolina, 1950

State v. Phillips

State v. Phillips
Supreme Court of North Carolina · Decided December 13, 1950 · Oubiam
233 N.C. 87; 62 S.E.2d 521; 1950 N.C. LEXIS 654

State v. Phillips

Opinion of the Court

Pee Oubiam.

The question of the guilt or innocence of the defendant was submitted to the jury, with appropriate instructions as to whether or not the manner in which the defendant used his pistol, resulting in the death of Henry Bruce Gurganus, amounted to culpable negligence. The jury decided the question adversely to the defendant, and no prejudicial error in the trial below is made to appear.

No error.

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