State v. Stanley

WHICHARD, Judge.

On 13 October 1984 defendant and a co-defendant, Gregory Lyn Shore, stole a new 1984 Dodge van from an automobile dealership. Later that day law enforcement officers observed the van, and a high-speed chase ensued. Shore lost control of the vehicle, and it left the road and rolled several times. The van, valued at $18,500, was totally destroyed.

Pursuant to a plea agreement, defendant pled guilty to one count of felonious larceny of a motor vehicle, N.C. Gen. Stat. 14-72(a). The court sentenced him to eight years imprisonment as a regular youthful offender. It suspended the…