{
  "id": 8551550,
  "name": "STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA v. IRIS THOMAS LASH",
  "name_abbreviation": "State v. Lash",
  "decision_date": "1973-06-13",
  "docket_number": "No. 7321SC321",
  "first_page": "496",
  "last_page": "497",
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      "cite": "18 N.C. App. 496"
    }
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  "court": {
    "name_abbreviation": "N.C. Ct. App.",
    "id": 14983,
    "name": "North Carolina Court of Appeals"
  },
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    "id": 5,
    "name_long": "North Carolina",
    "name": "N.C."
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  "casebody": {
    "judges": [
      "Judges Campbell and Hedrick concur."
    ],
    "parties": [
      "STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA v. IRIS THOMAS LASH"
    ],
    "opinions": [
      {
        "text": "VAUGHN, Judge.\n\u2019 The court submitted possible verdicts of murder in the second degree, voluntary manslaughter, involuntary manslaughter or not guilty. Defendant complains1 that the jury was instructed that it might return a verdict of guilty of involuntary manslaughter. We hold that the instruction did not constitute prejudicial error.\nAll the remaining assignments of error are directed to the charge of the court. We hold that the charge, when considered in its entirety, includes an adequate declaration and explanation of the law arising on the evidence in the case and no error so prejudicial as to require a new trial has been shown.\nNo error.\nJudges Campbell and Hedrick concur.",
        "type": "majority",
        "author": "VAUGHN, Judge."
      }
    ],
    "attorneys": [
      "Attorney General Robert Morgan by Edwin M-.. Speas-, Jr., Associate Attorney, for the State.",
      "William G. Pfefferkorn for defendant appellant. \u25a0"
    ],
    "corrections": "",
    "head_matter": "STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA v. IRIS THOMAS LASH\nNo. 7321SC321\n(Filed 13 June 1973)\nHomicide \u00a7\u00a7 23, 30\u2014 second degree murder \u2014 instruction on involuntary manslaughter proper\nTrial court\u2019s charge in a second degree murder ease included an adequate declaration and explanation of the law arising on the evidence, and an instruction with respect to involuntary manslaughter did not constitute prejudicial error.\nAppeal by defendant from Wood, Judge, 16 October 1972 Criminal Session of Superior Court held in Forsyth County.\nDefendant was placed on trial for murder in the second degree. Upon a verdict of voluntary manslaughter, judgment was entered imposing a prison sentence of eight to twelve years.\nAttorney General Robert Morgan by Edwin M-.. Speas-, Jr., Associate Attorney, for the State.\nWilliam G. Pfefferkorn for defendant appellant. \u25a0"
  },
  "file_name": "0496-01",
  "first_page_order": 520,
  "last_page_order": 521
}