SHARP, Justice:
Defendant's appeal presents one question: Considering all the evidence favorable to the State as true, is it sufficient to establish a causal relation between McKenzie's death and the assault which defendant made upon him with the iron pipe? G.S. §§ 15-173, 15-173.1 (1973 Cum. Supp.).
A person is criminally responsible for a homicide only if his act caused or directly contributed to the death. 40 Am. Jur.2d, Homicide §§...
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