STATE v. BURNS

No. 7418SC851.

210 S.E.2d 524 (1975)

24 N.C. App. 392

STATE of North Carolina v. Eddie Lee BURNS.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

January 2, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Atty. Gen. James H. Carson, Jr. by Asst. Atty. Gen. Guy A. Hamlin, for the State.

Public Defender Wallace C. Harrelson, Greensboro, for defendant.


BROCK, Chief Judge.

Defendant and his brother, the victim of the assault, went to their aunt's home for a visit. Defendant carried a bottle of whiskey. Defendant, his brother, their aunt, and a roomer in their aunt's home gathered in the living room. The four of them sat and talked while they had a few drinks. Defendant's aunt upset defendant's bottle of whiskey, and defendant became agitated. He drew a pistol from his pocket. His brother asked him to put it away...

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