In the Matter of S.D.R., 91 N.C. App. 552 (2008)

The trial court properly denied the juvenile’s motion to dismiss a petition charging him with resisting a public officer, under G.S. 14-223, where the evidence showed an officer was investigating an alleged larceny of missing cash, the officer was on duty and in uniform at the time, the juvenile consented to a search by the officer, the juvenile refused to comply when the officer asked him to open his mouth, and a struggle ensued when the juvenile attempted to swallow the money in his mouth.