STATE v. TURNER

No. 8126SC421.

284 S.E.2d 142 (1981)

STATE of North Carolina v. Thomas TURNER, Jr.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

November 17, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Atty. Gen. Rufus L. Edmisten by Asst. Atty. Gen. Joan H. Byers, Raleigh, for State-appellant.

Ellis M. Bragg, Charlotte, for defendant-appellant.


ROBERT M. MARTIN, Judge.

We dismiss the appeal by the State for lack of jurisdiction by this Court. The general rule is that the prosecution cannot appeal from a judgment in favor of a defendant in a criminal case in the absence of a statute clearly conferring that right. State v. Harrell, 279 N.C. 464, 183 S.E.2d 638 (1971); State v. Dobson,...

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