State v. Rivera

HUNTER, Robert C., Judge.

Reynarldo Rafael Rivera (“defendant”) appeals from the trial court’s entry of judgment after a jury returned a verdict finding him guilty of robbery with a dangerous weapon. After careful review, we find no error.

Background

The State’s evidence tended to establish the following facts: On the morning of 8 September 2008, Josephine Scott (“Scott”) was working as a Customer Service Representative at a branch of the Fort Sill National Bank located inside a Wal-Mart in Wake County, North Carolina. At approximately noon, two men robbed Scott and her manager, Lashonda Bond,…