State v. Gainey

G.S. 14-269 provides: “If anyone, except on his own premises, shall wilfully and intentionally carry concealed about his person any . . . pistol, gun, or other deadly weapon of like kind, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined or imprisoned at the discretion of the Court.”

Although Ford was in his own automobile at the time of his arrest, he was on the public highway and not on his own premises within the meaning of the statute. State v. Perry, 120 N.C. 580; State v. Hewell, 90 N.C. 705. The critical question is whether the evidence was sufficient to warrant the finding that…