State v. Dupree

The indictment charges that defendant on 25 July 1964 did unlawfully and wilfully drive a motor vehicle upon a public highway of the State of North Carolina without due caution and circumspection and at a speed and in a manner so as to endanger and be likely to endanger persons and property. The indictment follows verbatim the definition of reckless driving' of an automobile as stated in G.S. 20-140(b). G.S. 20-140 (c) provides that any person convicted of reckless driving shall be punished by imprisonment or by a fine, or by both imprisonment and fine in the court’s discretion.

Both the State…