STATE v. BURGESS

No. 68SC51.

160 S.E.2d 105 (1968)

1 N.C. App. 142

STATE of North Carolina v. Wallace BURGESS.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

March 27, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Atty. Gen. T. W. Bruton and Asst. Atty. Gen. George A. Goodwin, for the State.

Haywood, Denny & Miller, by James H. Johnson, III, Durham, for defendant.


MALLARD, Chief Judge.

The only assignment of error asserted by the defendant is that the sentences imposed by the court were excessive. He contends that they constitute cruel and unusual punishment contrary to his constitutional rights, and that the court abused its discretion in imposing said sentences.

The first count in the bill of indictment charges the felony of breaking or entering in violation of G.S. § 14-54, and the second count charges the felony...

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