MALLARD, Chief Judge.
The evidence for the State tends to show the following facts: On 7 June 1968 the defendant and Joseph James (Joseph) were both serving sentences in the State Prison at Raleigh. On this date during "feeding time" while the door of the cell occupied by Joseph was open, the defendant walked or ran into the cell and stabbed Joseph twice in the back with a weapon made out of a spoon that had been filed down. One end of the spoon was wrapped with adhesive...
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