State v. Burroughs

BIGGS, Judge.

Defendant Kevin Lee Burroughs was charged with attempted robbery with a firearm. The State’s evidence tended to show the following: On 26 May 1999, Garrett Caviness was working in C’s Convenience Store, a family owned and operated convenience store located in Bennett, North Carolina. At about 1:50 p.m., he was behind the cash register when he looked up and saw defendant and another man ran past the window with guns drawn. The men were wearing bandanas over their faces. Suspecting that he was about to be robbed, Caviness immediately picked up his own gun. Defendant entered the…