Legal Opinion

State v. Norris

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided June 18, 1975No. 7510SC204PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ARNOLD, Judge.

Defendant assigns error to the trial court’s denial of his motions for judgment as of nonsuit on grounds of variance. He contends that the statute creates two distinct offenses, one dealing with occupied vehicles and the other dealing with parked or unattended vehicles, and that the warrant charged him with the former while the evidence supported the latter. We disagree.

G.S. 20-166 provides in part as follows :

“Duty to stop in event of accident or collision; furnishing information or assistance to injured person, etc.; persons assisting exempt from civil liability.(b) The driver…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. State v. CarterSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1951
  2. State v. BestSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1972
  3. State v. HoldenSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1972
  4. State v. . AbbottSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1940
  5. State v. . BurtonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1905

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. State v. GuffeyCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1979
  2. State v. FearingCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1980
  3. State v. ColemanCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1983
  4. State v. LucasCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1982
  5. State v. EdwardsCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1985

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