STATE v. MAYFIELD

No. 7512SC658.

220 S.E.2d 643 (1976)

28 N.C. App. 304

STATE of North Carolina v. Leroy André MAYFIELD.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

January 7, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Atty. Gen. Rufus L. Edmisten by Elizabeth R. Cochrane, Associate Attorney, Raleigh, for the State.

Daniel T. Perry, III, Fayetteville, for defendant-appellant.


MORRIS, Judge.

On appeal defendant first contends that the court erred in allowing Detective Burns to testify that the gun found in the car would fire, because the witness was not an expert. "To be an expert the witness need not be a specialist or have a license from an examining board or have had experience with the exact type of subject matter under investigation, nor need he be engaged in any particular profession or other calling. It is enough that, through study...

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