State v. Jones

McCullough, judge.

Karenna T. Jones (“defendant”) appeals from judgment entered upon a jury verdict finding her guilty of felonious larceny. We reverse.

The State presented evidence tending to show: in June of 2002, Ora Evans (“the victim”), a resident of Onslow County, returned to 5226 Shields Road in Tillery, North Carolina, to take care of her ailing mother. The victim, uncomfortable with the presence of the many health care workers in her mother’s home, buried $13,400 in cash (“the money”) in her mother’s backyard. 1 The victim testified she placed $3,400 in a zipper pouch (“the pouch”),…