STATE v. WILKINS

No. 49.

254 S.E.2d 598 (1979)

STATE of North Carolina v. Horace WILKINS.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

May 17, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Atty. Gen. Rufus L. Edmisten by Asst. Atty. Gen. James E. Magner, Jr., Raleigh, for the State.

Asst. Public Defender Frederick G. Lind, High Point, for defendant-appellant.


BRITT, Justice.

By his first assignment of error, defendant contends the trial court erred in not allowing his motion for a new trial because of the admission of certain testimony. We find no merit in this assignment.

The testimony complained of was given by Special S.B.I. Agent S. T. Carpenter who was stipulated to be an expert in the field of firearms identification. The witness was shown the shotgun found in defendant's car and was asked to explain the...

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