State v. Godwin

The State’s evidence shows the following facts: Before 4 a.m. on 18 February 1966, Lt. E. C. Arrington, of the Guilford County sheriff’s department, with an officer in the car with him, was patrolling on Whitsett Road, about two miles from Mt. Hope Church, looking for a 1962 white Chevrolet automobile for which he had an “alert.” About 4 a.m. as he was sitting at an intersection about two miles from Mt. Hope Church, a 1962 white Chevrolet automobile passed his patrol car going east on Whitsett Road. He gave chase at a speed of 85 miles an hour with a blue light flashing on top of his patrol…