State v. Brice

In State v. Brice, 126 N.C. App. 788, 486 S.E.2d 719 (1997), one defendant was in the bedroom robbing two male victims, while a second robber was outside the house demanding money from another male victim. A third robber was in the living room with the female victim. The third robber threatened the woman with a gun and ordered her to lie face down on the floor, causing her to become ill. Id. at 790, 486 S.E.2d at 720. As the Court acknowledged in Brice, this terrorization was not necessary to carry out the robbery of either the victims in the bedroom or the victim outside the house. Brice, 126 N.C. App. at 791, 486 S.E.2d at 720.