Legal Opinion

State v. Johnson

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided September 7, 2004No. COA03-1252Published

1Opinion of the Court

CALABRIA, Judge.

Charles Edward Johnson ("defendant") asserts on appeal that he was improperly sentenced by the trial court for his conviction of possession of cocaine and guilty plea to habitual felon status. We find no error.

On 26 March 2003, a jury found defendant guilty of possession of cocaine, and defendant entered a plea of guilty to the status of being an habitual felon. One of the three predicate felony convictions for defendant's habitual felon status was a conviction for second-degree rape on 6 January 1986. In determining defendant's prior record level points for sentencing as an…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. State v. JonesSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2004
  2. State v. JonesCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2003
  3. State v. TruesdaleCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1996
  4. State v. SneedCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2003
  5. State v. LeeCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2002

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