Poteat v. State

HOLLAND, Justice:

The defendant-appellee, Raheem Poteat (“Poteat”), was convicted, following a jury trial in the Superior Court, of three counts of Robbery in the First Degree, three counts of Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony (“PFDCF”) related to the robbery charges, three counts of Aggravated Menacing, and three counts of PFDCF related to the menacing charges. At trial, Poteat requested that the menacing charges and the related PFDCF charges be merged with the robbery charges and the PFDCF charges related to the robbery. The trial judge declined to merge the offenses.

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