State v. Riley

WALKER, Judge.

Defendant was found guilty of felonious speeding to elude arrest and of being an habitual felon. He was sentenced to a minimum of 120 months and a maximum of 153 months in prison.

The State’s evidence at trial tended to show the following: On 10 August 2000, Trooper Joel King of the North Carolina Highway Patrol received a request from the Durham Police Department to assist in apprehending Jamal Watson, who had outstanding warrants for armed robbery. Upon information from the Durham Police Department that Watson had fled with another person in a white Lexus, Trooper King pulled…