State v. Sheppard

McCullough, Judge.

Alonzo Arnold Sheppard, Jr., (“defendant”) appeals from his convictions for larceny from the person and felony larceny of goods worth more than $1,000 and his classification as an habitual felon. For the following reasons, we vacate defendant’s conviction for felony larceny of goods worth more than $1,000 and remand to the trial court for resentencing.

I. Background

Defendant was arrested without a warrant on 11 November 2010 for the theft of a purse from a shopping cart. On 7 March 2011, defendant was indicted by a Forsyth County Grand Jury on charges of financial card theft,…