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Criminal Practice – Self-Defense – Warning Shot – Intent to Kill
Teresa Bruno, Opinions Editor//March 5, 2018//
Criminal Practice – Self-Defense – Warning Shot – Intent to Kill
Teresa Bruno, Opinions Editor//March 5, 2018//
Holding: We affirm the Court of Appeals’ decision (If a defendant fires a gun as a means to repel a deadly attack, the defendant is not entitled to a self-defense instruction if he testifies that he did not intend to shoot the attacker.).
State v. Cook (Lawyers Weekly No. 010-023-18, 1 p.) (Per Curiam) Appealed from Mecklenburg County Superior Court (Hugh Lewis, J.) On appeal from the Court of Appeals. Joseph Hyde for the state; Ann Petersen for defendant. N.C. S. Ct.
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