finding the defendant could not show plain error where, "[w]hen taking the entire instruction as a whole and in context, the trial court properly instructed the prospective jurors on the presumption of innocence and the burden of proof on the State. Thus, we find the trial court did not err in its preliminary instructions to the jury."
Summary of this case from State v. TurnerFiled 21 May 2002
finding the defendant could not show plain error where, "[w]hen taking the entire instruction as a whole and in context, the trial court properly instructed the prospective jurors on the presumption of innocence and the burden of proof on the State. Thus, we find the trial court did not err in its preliminary instructions to the jury."
Summary of this case from State v. TurnerFull title:CASES REPORTED WITHOUT PUBLISHED OPINIONS
Court:North Carolina Court of Appeals
Date published: May 1, 2002
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