Court of Appeals of North Carolina December 17, 1969, 695SC549 (State v. Williams)

HedkicK, J.

Defendant assigns as error the court’s denial of his motion for a mistrial. The record discloses that when this case was called for trial a deputy sheriff brought a rifle and a coat into the courtroom in the presence of the prospective jurors. Before the selection of the jury, the defendant moved that the court declare a mistrial.