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STATE v. PILLOW

No. 74.

66 S.E.2d 657 (1951)

234 N.C. 146

STATE v. PILLOW.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

September 19, 1951.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry M. McMullan, Atty. Gen. and Ralph Moody, Asst. Atty. Gen., for the State.

James P. Bunn, Jr., Rocky Mount, for defendant appellant.

BARNHILL, Justice.

When a misdemeanor or other criminal offense is committed in the presence of an officer, he may forthwith arrest the offender without a warrant. State v. Rogers, 166 N.C. 388, 81 S.E. 999, and cases cited; State v. Loftin, 186 N.C. 205, 119 S.E. 209; Perry v. Hurdle, 229 N.C. 216, 49 S.E.2d 400. We have held that this rule applies when the offense committed is the violation of the statute, G.S. 20-138, which forbids the operation of a motor vehicle...

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