State v. Smith

INMAN, Judge.

*171 A sign on a rural highway advertising pony rides generally prompts nostalgic thoughts for passing motorists. But a grandfather who noticed such a sign near Arden, North Carolina, found his interest rewarded with gunfire, followed by a series of events giving rise to this appeal.

Defendant David Dwayne Smith ("Defendant"), who resided on the Double "S" Ranch, was convicted of firing into the grandfather's occupied vehicle and other related weapons offenses. He contends that law enforcement officers' entrance into his driveway to investigate the shooting violated his Fourth…