STATE v. KIRKPATRICK

No. 447PA95.

470 S.E.2d 54 (1996)

343 N.C. 285

STATE of North Carolina v. Coye Haven KIRKPATRICK.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

May 10, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael F. Easley, Attorney General by J. Mark Payne, Assistant Attorney General, for State-appellant.

Malcolm Ray Hunter, Jr., Appellate Defender, Durham, for defendant-appellee.


MITCHELL, Chief Justice.

Defendant, Coye Haven Kirkpatrick, was convicted of uttering a check with a forged endorsement and was given an enhanced sentence pursuant to our habitual felon statute, see N.C.G.S. § 14-7.6 (1993), of a term of imprisonment of forty-six years. The Court of Appeals acting ex mero motu concluded that there was a material variance between the allegation and the verdict and judgment, reasoning that defendant was convicted...

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