State v. Koonce

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA

v.

WILLIE KOONCE, Defendant.

No. COA08-777.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

Filed May 19, 2009.

This case not for publication

Attorney General Roy Cooper, by Assistant Attorney General Peter A. Regulski, for the State.

Appellate Defendant Staples Hughes, by Assistant Appellant Defender Katherine Jane Allen, for defendant-appellant.

ERVIN, Judge.

On 6 December 2007, Willie Koonce (Defendant) entered a negotiated "Alford" plea to one count of possession of a controlled substance and to being an habitual felon. After a plea colloquy and sentencing hearing, the trial court…