STATE v. LEA

No. COA96-229.

485 S.E.2d 874 (1997)

STATE of North Carolina. v. Orlando Tremaine LEA and Lacy Marcelo Colon, Defendants.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

June 17, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorney General Michael F. Easley by Assistant Attorney General Gail E. Weis, for the State.

Robert H. Martin, Elon College, for defendant-appellant Colon.

Lee W. Settle, Mebane, for defendant-appellant Lea.


EAGLES, Judge.

In this consolidated appeal, we review each defendant's appeal individually and we address separately the issues raised.

I. Defendant Lea

A.

Defendant Lea first argues that the offense of "attempted first degree felony murder" cannot exist under the law of this State. We hold that defendant Lea lacks standing to raise this issue because he was not convicted of "attempted first...

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