State v. Stroud

McGEE, Chief Judge.

*201 Herbert Lee Stroud ("Defendant") appeals from judgments entered after a jury found him guilty of first-degree felony murder, larceny, robbery with a dangerous weapon, and possession of stolen goods.

I. Background

The body of Henry Lionel Bouyer, Jr. ("Bouyer") was discovered in a shallow ditch on the side of Carrolls Road in Warsaw, North Carolina, in the early morning hours of 21 August 2012. Dr. Anuradha Arcot ("Dr. Arcot"), the forensic pathologist who performed the autopsy, testified Bouyer died from three shots fired from a shotgun at close range-one to his neck, a…