State v. Watkins

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF NORTH CAROLINA No. COA24-1056 Filed 3 September 2025 Wake County, Nos. 19 CR 200509-910 & 19 CR 200225-910 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA v. RUSSELL LEE WATKINS, Defendant. Appeal by Defendant from judgment entered 17 January 2024 by Judge Claire V. Hill in Wake County Superior Court. Heard in the Court of Appeals 10 June 2025. Attorney General Jeff Jackson, by Assistant Attorney General Jeremy D. Lindsley, for the State. Attorney W. Michael Spivey, for the Defendant–Appellant. MURRY, Judge. Russell L. Watkins (Defendant) appeals the trial court’s denial of his (1) motion…