State v. Williams

PARKER, Judge.

The only issue presented is whether the trial court erred by resentencing defendant for a term greater than his original sentence. As this question is one of statutory construction and no error is assigned to defendant’s trial, we do not find it necessary to present the State’s and defendant’s evidence. Simply stated, the question is whether defendant’s sentence is controlled by G.S. 14-87(d) or G.S. 15A-1335.

General Statute 14-87(d), effective 1 July 1981, provides: “Notwithstanding any other provision of law, ... [a] person convicted of robbery with firearms or other dangerous…