State v. Lee

McGEE, Judge.

Chicarion O-Ronte Lee (defendant) was indicted on 24 July 2000 for robbery with a dangerous weapon. The evidence presented at trial tended to show that Wayne Edward Hinerman (Hinerman) and his sister Heather Metz (Metz) stopped “just after dark” on 9 June 2000 at a McDonald’s restaurant in Smithfield, North Carolina to use a pay telephone. While at the pay telephone, defendant and DaQuon Oliver (Oliver) walked through the well-lit parking lot and approached Metz’s vehicle. Defendant stopped at the rear of the vehicle while Oliver approached the open passenger window and asked…