Supreme Court of North Carolina, 1955

State v. Adams

State v. Adams
Supreme Court of North Carolina · Decided December 14, 1955 · Per Curiam
90 S.E.2d 383; 243 N.C. 290; 1955 N.C. LEXIS 567 (South Eastern Reporter, Second Series)

State v. Adams

Opinion

Per Cueiam.

Precisely the same error was made in the trial of this case as was made in S. v. Carter, ante, 106: the trial court did not instruct the jury what the legal effect of a recommendation of life imprisonment would be, as required by statute, G.S. 14-17. For the reasons given in S. v. Carter, a new trial is necessary. It is so ordered.

New trial.

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