State v. Calhoun

HUNTER, Judge.

This is Rodreguise Lowell Calhoun’s (“defendant”) second appeal to this Court. In State v. Calhoun, 174 N.C. App. 626, 621 S.E.2d 343 (2005) (unpublished), this Court granted defendant a new trial “because the State used his silence as evidence of his guilt.” Id. After the retrial, a jury found defendant guilty of first degree murder in violation of N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-17, and the judgment was entered on 25 May 2006. Defendant was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. Defendant now appeals to this Court. After careful consideration, we find no error…