STATE v. CARELOCK

No. 54.

238 S.E.2d 297 (1977)

293 N.C. 577

STATE of North Carolina v. Lee Thomas CARELOCK.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

November 11, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rufus L. Edmisten, Atty. Gen., David S. Crump, Asst. Atty. Gen., Raleigh, for the State of North Carolina.

Henry T. Drake, Wadesboro, attorney for defendant appellant.


HUSKINS, Justice:

We overrule defendant's first assignment of error based on denial of his motion to dismiss the charge of first degree burglary because no "breaking" had been shown. Opening a closed but unlocked door is a sufficient breaking. State v. Wilson, 289 N.C. 531, 223 S.E.2d 311 (1976); State v. Craddock, 272 N.C. 160, 158 S...

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