State v. Williams

CAMPBELL, Judge.

The statute G.S. 14-34.1 under which defendant was indicted reads as follows:

“Discharging firearm into occupied property. — Any person who wilfully or wantonly discharges a firearm into or attempts to discharge a firearm into any building, structure, vehicle, aircraft, watercraft, or other conveyance, device, equipment, erection, or enclosure while it is occupied is guilty of a felony punishable as provided in § 14-2.”

This statute was enacted for the protection of occupants of the premises, vehicles, and other property described in the statute. A violation is a serious crime.…