State v. Cook
Supreme Court of North Carolina
State v. Cook
Opinion
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NORTH CAROLINA
No. 251A17
Filed 2 March 2018 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
v. OMAR JALAM COOK
Appeal pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 7A-30(2) from the decision of a divided panel of the Court of Appeals, ___ N.C. App. ___, 802 S.E.2d 575 (2017), finding no error after appeal from judgments entered on 9 February 2016 by Judge Hugh B. Lewis in Superior Court, Mecklenburg County. Heard in the Supreme Court on 8 January 2018.
Joshua H. Stein, Attorney General, by Joseph L. Hyde, Assistant Attorney
General, for the State.
Ann B. Petersen for defendant-appellant.
PER CURIAM.
AFFIRMED.
Reference
- Status
- Published
- Syllabus
- Whether defendant was entitled to a self-defense instruction based on N.C.G.S. 14-51.2, the 'castle doctrine.'