STATE v. CHILDRESS

No. 411.

147 S.E.2d 595 (1966)

267 N.C. 85

STATE v. Coy CHILDRESS, Arvil Johnson, James Waller, Colin Devena, R. D. Holcomb, Jack Mullinax, Jerry Prevette and William Chinnis.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

April 13, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

T. W. Bruton, Atty. Gen., Harry W. McGalliard, Deputy Atty. Gen., for the State.

W. B. Austin, Jefferson, Robert E. Bencini, Jr., Joe D. Floyd, High Point, Paul Swanson, Wade E. Vannoy, Jr., West Jefferson, by Joe D. Floyd, High Point, for defendants.


PLESS, Justice.

The jury accepted as true the evidence of the State to the effect that all eight of the defendants were present, engaging in acts which damaged the camp property, which permitted the finding that each was aiding and abetting the others in similar unlawful acts. In State v. Hobbs, 216 N.C. 14, 3 S.E.2d 431, this court upheld a charge to the effect that "if the defendant intentionally threw a brick at the prosecuting witness and struck and broke the...

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