State v. Massey

The principal question presented by this appeal is: Did the court err in failing to charge the jury as to the elements constituting larceny from the person?

Defendant was tried on a bill of indictment which charged:

“. . . That Leroy Massey late of the County of Mecklen-burg on the 29th day of May, 1967, with force and arms, at and in the County aforesaid, unlawfully, willfully, and feloniously having in his possession and with the use and threatened use of firearms, and other dangerous weapons, implements, and means, to wit: a pistol whereby the life of Floyd Walton was endangered and…