State v. Roland

*21COZORT, Judge.

Defendant was convicted on four counts of disseminating obscenity in violation of N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-190(a)(l). From a judgment sentencing him to a presumptive one-year term and fining him $3,000.00 and the costs of the action, defendant appeals.

On 1 October 1985, Officer W. R. Trull of the Mecklenburg County Police Department entered the East Independence Adult Bookstore. After examining the materials on display, he selected three magazines, all enclosed in clear plastic wrappers, and one film. Officer Trull took these items to the cash register, where defendant, the operator…