State v. Allen

JOHNSON, Judge.

The essential elements of feloniously possessing stolen property are (1) possession of personal property, (2) valued at more than $400.00, (3) which has been stolen, (4) the possessor knowing or having reasonable grounds to believe the property to have been stolen, and (5) the possessor acting with a dishonest purpose. State v. Davis, 302 N.C. 370, 373, 275 S.E. 2d 491, 493 (1981). See G.S. 14-71.1, 14-72. On appeal, defendant assigns as error the *282court’s finding the evidence sufficient to show that (1) defendant knew or had reasonable grounds to believe the property had been…