State v. Patton

WYNN, Judge.

Defendant was convicted of five counts of forgery, five counts of uttering forged paper, one count of conspiracy to commit forgery, and one count of conspiracy to commit uttering forged paper. He was also found guilty of being an habitual felon. The trial court sentenced defendant to six consecutive life sentences in prison. Defendant appealed and in an unpublished opinion, State v. Patton, 112 N.C. App. 546, 436 S.E.2d 415 (1993), this Court remanded for a resentenc-ing hearing. After the resentencing hearing, the trial court sentenced defendant to five consecutive life…