State v. Boomer

McCULLOUGH, Judge.

Defendant appeals from a jury verdict finding him guilty of the offense of possession of cocaine. Defendant thereafter pled guilty to being an habitual felon. The trial court sentenced defendant in the presumptive range of 112 months to 144 months.

The State's evidence tended to show the following: On a clear, 11 January 2003 day, at approximately 3:00 p.m., defendant was driving a green Pontiac Sunbird with a passenger in New Bern, North Carolina. Sergeant Dombrowsky ("the Sergeant"), a 14-year employee of the New Bern Police Department ("NBPD"), was at an intersection when…