STATE v. DUKES

No. 171A81.

289 S.E.2d 561 (1982)

STATE of North Carolina v. James F. DUKES, Jr.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

March 30, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Atty. Gen. Rufus L. Edmisten by Asst. Attys. Gen. Robert R. Reilly and Thomas G. Meacham, Jr., Raleigh, for the State.

Blackwell, Thompson, Swaringer, Johnson & Thompson, P.A. by E. Lynn Johnson, Fayetteville, for defendant.


CARLTON, Justice.

I.

On 16 February 1981, at approximately 6:20 p. m., defendant and an accomplice entered the Athletic World store in the Westwood Shopping Center in Fayetteville. The store was empty except for two clerks, Daniel Hinds (Daniel) and his brother, Sidney Hinds (Sidney). Defendant walked toward the counter, pulled a double-barreled sawed-off shotgun from his coat, and said, "All right, boys, this is it. This is the real thing." Defendant then...

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