State v. Ledwell

MARTIN, Chief Judge.

Defendant appeals from his conviction of attempting to obtain property by false pretenses and of being an habitual felon. We find no error.

The State presented evidence at trial tending to show the following: On 5 January 2001 defendant entered a Wal-Mart store in Rockingham, North Carolina. Defendant approached the jewelry counter, placed two necklace chains on the counter, and asked if he could return them. Defendant had no receipt for the chains and was told that he could not return them because there was no inventory of those items at the store. The jewelry department…