State v. Artis

TYSON, Judge.

Gregory Requint Artis (“defendant”) appeals from judgments entered after a jury found him to be guilty of malicious conduct by a prisoner and habitual misdemeanor assault. Defendant was convicted of having attained the status of being an habitual felon. We find no error in part, vacate in part, and remand.

I. Background

Defendant, a detainee at the Pitt County Detention Center in Greenville, North Carolina, was cleaning the center’s common area when he was told to return to his cell. Defendant became frustrated, clogged his toilet, and flooded his cell. To prevent further flooding,…