State v. Graham

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Parker, J.:

The defendant, Charles A. Graham, and one Perry Haynes were charged jointly in an information with burglary in the second degree (G. S. 1949, 21-520) and larceny while engaged in commission of the burglary (G. S. 1949, 21-524). Separate trials were ordered and a jury returned a verdict finding defendant guilty of both offenses. Following the overruling of a motion for new trial the trial court made a specific finding the record disclosed two prior convictions of felony and then sentenced defendant, on the verdict of the jury and under the…