State v. Harper

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF NORTH CAROLINA No. COA23-206 Filed 7 November 2023 Pitt County, Nos. 20CRS54590-91, 21CRS192 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA v. MANUEL HARPER Appeal by defendant from judgment entered 9 February 2022 by Judge Cy A. Grant in Pitt County Superior Court. Heard in the Court of Appeals 4 October 2023. Attorney General Joshua H. Stein, by Special Deputy Attorney General Matthew E. Buckner, for the State. Law Office of Sandra Payne Hagood, by Sandra Payne Hagood, for the defendant-appellant. TYSON, Judge. Manuel Harper (“Defendant”) appeals from judgment entered after a jury…