State v. Cloer

Supreme Court of North Carolina March 9, 1966

State v. Cloer, 266 N.C. 672 (N.C. 1966)

146 S.E.2d 815; 1966 N.C. LEXIS 1418

Cubiam, Mooee

Opinion of the Court

PeR Cubiam.

The 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.

The defendant is entitled to a

New trial.

Mooee, J., not sitting.

Reference

Full Case Name: STATE v. MELVIN CLOER
Cited By: 2 cases
Status: Published