State v. McZorn

SHARP, Chief Justice.

Defendant’s assignments of error, as brought forward in his brief, pose three questions. We consider first the contention that the stopping of defendant’s vehicle and the frisking of his person were unconstitutional; that his subsequent arrest was in violation of G.S. 15-41; and that, in consequence, the revolver taken from his inside coat pocket was erroneously admitted into evidence. We find no merit in these contentions.

In our view, the facts of this case are illustrative of a proper stop and incident frisk, and are encompassed by the rationale of Adams v. Williams,…