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Criminal Practice – Imperfect Self-Defense – Insufficient Evidence – Second-Degree Murder
North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff//October 12, 2010
Criminal Practice – Imperfect Self-Defense – Insufficient Evidence – Second-Degree Murder
North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Staff//October 12, 2010
State v. Cruz. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-06-0991, 1 p.) (Per Curiam) Appealed from Robeson County Superior Court. (Stafford G. Bullock, J.) On appeal from the N.C. Court of Appeals. N.C. S. Ct. Click here for the full text of the opinion.
Holding: Where our Court of Appeals held, Where defendant made no showing that he feared for his life, he was not entitled to a jury instruction on imperfect self-defense, we affirm.
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