State v. Sprouse

HUNTER, Judge.

On 25 September 2000, a jury found Steve Allen Sprouse ("defendant") guilty of felonious breaking and entering, and defendant through counsel then admitted his habitual felon status. The trial court sentenced defendant to a term of 135 to 171 months imprisonment as a class C felon at prior record level VI. Defendant appealed, and this Court found no error. State v. Sprouse, 149 N.C. App. 490, 562 S.E.2d 470 (2002) (unpublished).

On or about 25 November 2002, defendant filed a motion for appropriate relief with the trial court. Judge Zoro J. Guice, Jr. denied the motion on 31…