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State v. Riddick

Supreme Court of North Carolina
Sep 1, 1977
247 S.E.2d 234 (N.C. 1977)

Opinion

No. 29 PC

Filed 12 September 1977.


ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION

INASMUCH as defendant did not assign as error on appeal the failure of the trial judge to place the burden of proving the absence of heat of passion or the absence of self-defense on the state, see State v. Riddick, 291 N.C. 399 (1976), he has waived his right now to complain about such errors. Hankerson v. North Carolina, ___ U.S. ___, 53 L.Ed.2d 306, 316, n. 8 (1977). Now, therefore, it is

ORDERED by the Court in Conference that defendant's motion for reconsideration be and it is hereby denied.

This the 12th day of September, 1977.

James G. Exum, Jr. Associate Justice For the Court


Summaries of

State v. Riddick

Supreme Court of North Carolina
Sep 1, 1977
247 S.E.2d 234 (N.C. 1977)
Case details for

State v. Riddick

Case Details

Full title:STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA v. HERMAN LEROY RIDDICK, JR

Court:Supreme Court of North Carolina

Date published: Sep 1, 1977

Citations

247 S.E.2d 234 (N.C. 1977)
247 S.E.2d 234

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