Legal Opinion

State v. Matthews

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided January 17, 2006No. COA04-1592PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GEER, Judge.

In this case, although defendant Robert Eugene Matthews was convicted of felonious larceny, the jury could not reach a verdict on felonious breaking and entering. Because the jury did not make any finding that the value of goods taken during the larceny was more than $1,000.00, we are required under State v. Keeter, 35 N.C.App. 574, 241 S.E.2d 708 (1978) to vacate the felonious larceny judgment and remand for entry of a sentence consistent with a verdict of guilty of misdemeanor larceny. Further, since defendant was sentenced in the aggravated range based on judicially-found…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. Blakely v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  3. State v. CoffeySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1990
  4. State v. StagerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1991
  5. State v. AllenSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2005

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. State v. MarshCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2007
  2. State v. TannerCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2008
  3. State v. WilkersonCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2015
  4. State v. GomezCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2011
  5. State v. SwinehartCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2009

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