State v. Dinkins

MOREHEAD, Acting Judge:

A jury convicted Michael Dinkins on charges of kidnapping, armed robbery, possession of a weapon during a violent crime, and possession of a pistol by a person under the age of twenty-one. The trial court sentenced Dinkins to concurrent terms of fifteen years, fifteen years, five years, and five years, respectively. Dinkins appeals, arguing the trial court erred in admitting the statement of a witness who refused to testify and failing to grant a directed verdict on the charge of possession of a pistol by a person under the age of twenty-one. We affirm.

On June 17, 1997,…