STATE v. PRESTON

No. 8412SC404.

325 S.E.2d 686 (1985)

STATE of North Carolina v. Stanley Leon PRESTON.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

February 19, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Atty. Gen. Rufus L. Edmisten by Sp. Deputy Atty. Gen. John R.B. Matthis and Asst. Atty. Gen. James C. Gulick, Raleigh, for the State.

Paul B. Eaglin, Fayetteville, for defendant-appellant.


MARTIN, Judge.

Is the indictment sufficient to support the verdict of "Guilty of obstruction of justice by deceit" and the judgment entered thereon sentencing the defendant as a felon? We hold that it is not and vacate the judgment.

Briefly stated, the facts which give rise to this unusual case are as follows: Christine Richardson was well known in the Criminal District Court in Cumberland County, having made frequent...

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