State v. Hennis

MARTIN, Chief Judge.

Defendant was convicted by a jury of felonious possession of cocaine and possession of drug paraphernalia and subsequently entered a plea of guilty to habitual felon status pursuant to a plea agreement. He appeals from a judgment sentencing him to a term of imprisonment for a minimum of 80 months and a maximum of 105 months.

The State’s evidence at trial tended to show that three detectives of the Rockingham County Vice Narcotics Unit conducted “knock and talk” operations in defendant’s neighborhood on 8 July 2005. Defendant’s residence was an area of investigative interest…