Supreme Court of North Carolina· 12/4/1979
State v. Montague
Citations
- 259 S.E.2d 899
- 298 N.C. 788
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- holding that if, there is sufficient evidence in the light most favorable to the defendant to support a self-defense instruction, “the instruction must be given even though the State’s evidence is contradictory.”
- holding that if there is sufficient evidence in the light most favorable to defendant to support an instruction for an affirmative defense, “the instruction must be given even though the State’s evidence is contradictory.”(citation omitted)
- holding that the instruction must be given where supported by the evidence
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8 cases in this archive cite this case.
- State v. LeeSupreme Court of North Carolina· 2018-04-06· cited 64×
- State v. ChavesCourt of Appeals of North Carolina· 2016-03-01· cited 4×
- State v. MummaCourt of Appeals of North Carolina· 2018-02-06· cited 4×
- State v. ValdezCourt of Appeals of North Carolina· 2009-05-05
- State v. PenderCourt of Appeals of North Carolina· 2019-06-18
- State v. MercerSupreme Court of North Carolina· 2020-02-28
- State v. SwindellCourt of Appeals of North Carolina· 2021-08-03
- State v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals of North Carolina· 2022-06-07
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