State v. Brown

EAGLES, Judge.

I

The elements of felonious possession of stolen property are (1) possession of personal property, (2) having a value of over $400.00, (3) which has been stolen, (4) the possessor knowing or having reasonable grounds to believe the property was stolen, and (5) the possessor acting with a dishonest purpose. State v. Davis, 302 N.C. 370, 275 S.E. 2d 491 (1981); G.S. 14-71.1. On the last element of the offense, the trial court instructed as follows:

And, fifth, that the defendant possessed these two chain saws with a dishonest purpose. Possession for the purpose of selling the saws…