State v. Pierce

STEPHENS, Judge.

Factual and Procedural Background

Defendant Anthony Pierce (“Pierce”) was indicted on two counts of possession of a firearm by a felon and one count each of second-degree murder, felonious fleeing to elude arrest with a motor vehicle, and possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. Pierce pled not guilty to the charges and was tried before a jury in New Hanover County Superior Court, the Honorable Phyllis M. Gorham presiding.

The evidence presented at trial tended to show the following: In the early morning of 18 February 2009, Corporal William Richards of the Wilmington…