STATE v. POTTER

No. 833SC1151.

316 S.E.2d 359 (1984)

STATE of North Carolina v. Orien Chalmers POTTER.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

June 19, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Atty. Gen. Rufus L. Edmisten by Asst. Atty. Gen. Henry T. Rosser, Raleigh, for the State.

Beaman, Kellum & Stallings, P.A. by Norman B. Kellum, Jr. and J. Randal Hunter, New Bern, for defendant-appellant.


HILL, Judge.

On 23 October 1982, while patrolling in their marked vehicle for violators of hunting laws, two uniformed wildlife enforcement officers encountered defendant's truck in the roadway blocking their path. Defendant emerged from the truck brandishing a high-powered rifle, cursing, and threatening to kill the two officers. The officers identified themselves and their purpose but defendant continued his curses and threats. After about a fifteen minute standoff...

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