State v. Greenwood

BOBBITT, Chief Justice.

Rejecting defendant’s contention to the contrary, the Court of Appeals upheld the State’s right of appeal from Judge Ervin’s judgment. In this respect, the decision of the Court of Appeals is affirmed for the reasons well and fully stated in the opinion of Chief Judge Mallard.

G.S. 160-200(33), Vol. 3D, Replacement 1964, authorized the legislative body of a municipal corporation “[t]o license, prohibit, and regulate pool and billiard rooms and dance halls, and in the interest of public morals provide for the revocation of such licenses.” The quoted statutory provision…