State v. Yelverton

CAMPBELL, Judge.

Defendant has argued that the possession and distribution of a single quantity of marijuana taking place on one occasion constitutes but one crime for which he may be punished only once. This Court so held in State v. Thornton, 17 N.C. App. 225, 193 S.E. 2d 373 (1972), upon the premise that it is impossible to prove distribution of a narcotic without also proving at least constructive possession.

The Thornton case, however, has been specifically disapproved in State v. Cameron, filed in the Supreme Court of North Carolina on 18 April 1973. In the opinion by Justice Moore, it is…