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STATE v. DICKERSON

No. COA96-1104.

481 S.E.2d 344 (1997)

STATE of North Carolina v. Thomas W. DICKERSON.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

March 4, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorney General Michael F. Easley by Assistant Attorney General Jill Ledford Cheek, for the State.

DeMent, Askew, Gammon & DeMent by Russell W. DeMent, Jr., and Angela L. De-Ment, Raleigh, for defendant-appellee.

ARNOLD, Chief Judge.

The State argues the trial court erred by dismissing the charges against defendant because the arresting officer had territorial jurisdiction to effectuate the arrest. We agree.

The powers and territorial jurisdiction of State Capitol Police officers are set out in N.C. Gen.Stat. § 143-340 (1996), which provides in pertinent part as follows:

The Secretary of Administration has the following powers and duties: ....

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