STATE v. LEE

No. 335PA16.

811 S.E.2d 563 (2018)

STATE of North Carolina v. Gyrell Shavonta LEE.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

Filed April 6, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joshua H. Stein , Attorney General, by Amy Kunstling Irene , Special Deputy Attorney General, for the State.

Glenn Gerding , Appellate Defender, by Paul M. Green , Assistant Appellate Defender, for defendant-appellant.

Williams Mullen , by Camden R. Webb , Raleigh; and Ilya Shapiro , pro hac vice, for Cato Institute, amicus curiae.


This case is about whether the trial court erroneously instructed the jury when it omitted the relevant stand-your-ground provision from its instructions on self-defense, and, if so, whether such error was preserved. By omitting the relevant stand-your-ground provision, the trial court's jury instructions were an inaccurate and misleading...

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