STATE v. HALES

No. 762SC786.

233 S.E.2d 601 (1977)

32 N.C. App. 729

STATE of North Carolina v. Carroll Lenley HALES.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

Certiorari Denied May 18, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Atty. Gen. Rufus L. Edmisten by Sp. Deputy Atty. Gen. John R. B. Matthis and Associate Atty. Rebecca R. Bevacqua, Raleigh, for the State.

LeRoy Scott, Washington, for defendant-appellant.


Certiorari Denied by Supreme Court May 18, 1977.

ARNOLD, Judge.

The court instructed the jury properly on the doctrine of possession of recently stolen goods, but defendant challenges the instruction on the ground that the doctrine is unconstitutional in light of the United States Supreme Court decision of Mullaney v. Wilbur, 421 U.S. 684, 95 S.Ct. 1881, 44 L.Ed.2d 508 (1975). Mullaney holds that the State has...

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