State v. Bennett

TYSON, Judge.

James Bernard Bennett ("Defendant") appeals from judgments entered upon jury verdicts convicting him of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, obtaining habitual felon status and finding the existence of the aggravating sentencing factor of being on pretrial release for another charge. We find no error in Defendant's conviction, but we remand for a new sentencing hearing.

I. Factual and Procedural Background

Lasheree Boykin ("Boykin") lived in a house on Forest Landing Drive in Garner, located near a wooded cul-de-sac, in March 2015. Boykin's friend, William "Manny" Ormond…