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  "name": "STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA v. RALPH PATE",
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      "STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA v. RALPH PATE"
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    "opinions": [
      {
        "text": "PER CURIAM.\nDefendant presents only one issue for review \u2014 whether the trial court erred in failing to instruct the jury on the issue of self-defense. We have carefully reviewed the opinion of the Court of Appeals, the record on appeal, and the briefs and authorities relating to defendant\u2019s contentions. We conclude that the result reached by the majority below, its reasoning, and the legal principles enunciated by it are correct.\nThe decision of the Court of Appeals is\nAffirmed.",
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      "Rufus L. Edmisten, Attorney General, by William F. Briley, Assistant Attorney General, for the State.",
      "W. J. Chandler, Attorney for defendant-appellant."
    ],
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    "head_matter": "STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA v. RALPH PATE\nNo. 263A83\n(Filed 3 November 1983)\nAPPEAL by defendant pursuant to G.S. \u00a7 7A-30(2) from a decision of the Court of Appeals, one judge dissenting, filed 3 May 1983, finding no error in his conviction of second degree murder and the imposition of a sentence of imprisonment entered at the 26 April 1982 Session of Superior Court, UNION County. 62 N.C. App. 137, 302 S.E. 2d 286 (1983). Heard 5 October 1983.\nRufus L. Edmisten, Attorney General, by William F. Briley, Assistant Attorney General, for the State.\nW. J. Chandler, Attorney for defendant-appellant."
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