State v. Perry

STROUD, Judge.

Defendant appeals his convictions for possession of a firearm by a felon and attaining the status of habitual felon. For the following reasons, we grant defendant a new trial.

I. Background

The State’s evidence tended to show that on 26 June 2009, law enforcement officers from the Raleigh Police Department executed a search warrant. Once inside the apartment, the officers found numerous people along with a shotgun in a closet and a pistol in a dresser. The officers noticed defendant sitting in a car outside of the apartment; they brought defendant into the apartment where they…