Legal Opinion

State v. Sutphin

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided June 2, 2015No. 15-106Unpublished

1Opinion of the Court

INMAN, Judge.

Phillip Todd Sutphin ("defendant") appeals from judgment entered after a jury convicted him of two counts of possession of a firearm by a felon. On appeal, defendant contends: (1) the trial court erred by denying his motions to dismiss the charges of possession of a firearm by a felon because defendant established the affirmative defense that the weapons in question were antiques; and (2) the trial court committed plain error by providing inaccurate instructions to the jury.

After careful review, we conclude that the trial court committed no error in denying defendant's motions to…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. State v. OdomSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1983
  2. State v. SmithSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1980
  3. State v. LawrenceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2012
  4. State v. BullardSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1984
  5. State v. BrownSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1984

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