BRYANT, Judge.
Where the trial court failed to adequately instruct the jury on the law as it applied to the material facts of this case, we hold the failure amounts to plain error. Defendant is entitled to a new trial.
On 25 November 2009, defendant was stopped by officers with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department for a traffic violation. When questioned as to whether he had any drugs or weapons in the vehicle, defendant acknowledged carrying marijuana...
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