State v. Forrest

TYSON, Judge.

Willie Forrest, III, (“defendant”) appeals from judgments entered after a jury found him to be guilty of first-degree kidnapping, assault with a deadly weapon, and assault upon a law enforcement officer. We hold defendant received a trial free from error.

I. Background

The State’s evidence tended to show that on 9 October 2002 members of the Selective Enforcement Unit of the Raleigh Police Department went to the home of Cynthia Moore (“Moore”), defendant’s aunt. The police officers had reason to believe that defendant was present at the residence and armed with a knife and gun. The…