STATE v. LOCKLEAR

No. 111.

241 S.E.2d 65 (1978)

STATE of North Carolina v. Dixon LOCKLEAR.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

January 24, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rufus L. Edmisten, Atty. Gen., Jane Rankin Thompson, Associate Atty., for the State of North Carolina.

James D. Little, Fayetteville, for defendant.


HUSKINS, Justice:

After verdict and before sentencing, the State examined a deputy sheriff who testified, over defendant's objection, that an unnamed reliable informant had told the witness he had purchased marijuana from defendant on many occasions and that defendant was "doing between $500 and $1,000 worth of grass a week." Following pre-sentencing statements by defense counsel and the district attorney, the trial court said:

"I cannot conclude that this...

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