State v. Staton

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF NORTH CAROLINA 2021-NCCOA-427 No. COA20-676 Filed 17 August 2021 Martin County, Nos. 18 CRS 346, 50842 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, Plaintiff, v. ROBERT LOUIS STATON, Defendant. Appeal by Defendant from judgment entered 30 January 2020 by Judge Wayland Sermons in Martin County Superior Court. Heard in the Court of Appeals 25 May 2021. Attorney General Joshua H. Stein, by Assistant Attorney General John Tillery, for the State. Mark Hayes for Defendant. GRIFFIN, Judge. ¶1 Defendant Robert Louis Staton (“Defendant”) appeals from a conviction of discharging a firearm into…