State v. Locklear

JOHNSON, Judge.

On 29 March 1993, defendant Shelton Locklear was indicted by the Guilford County Grand Jury. The first indictment charged defendant with the offense of common law robbery, in violation of North Carolina General Statutes § 14-87.1 (1993), and the second indictment alleged defendant was an habitual felon, pursuant to North Carolina General Statutes § 14-7.1 (1993). The case was tried in Guilford County Superior Court on 26 July 1993.

Prior to the presentation of evidence to the jury, the State made a motion to change the date of the commission of the felony supporting the habitual…