State v. Brower & Johnson

Sep 12, 1977
No. 27 PC
Reporters:
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Before:
Exum

ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION

INASMUCH as defendants 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. Brower & Johnson, 289 N.C. 644 (1976), they have waived their 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 defendants’ 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