State v. Shaw

STEPHENS, Judge.

Defendant Xavier Hosea Shaw was indicted on one count each of robbery with a dangerous weapon, possession of a firearm by a felon, and having attained violent habitual felon status. Shaw pled not guilty to the charges and was tried by a jury in Wake County Superior Court, the Honorable Paul G. Gessner presiding. The jury returned verdicts finding Shaw guilty of the charges. The trial court arrested judgment on the charges of possession of a firearm by a felon and of having attained violent habitual felon status and sentenced Shaw to life imprisonment without parole on the…