[DOWNLOAD] "State v. Byrd" by North Carolina Court of Appeals * eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: State v. Byrd
- Author : North Carolina Court of Appeals
- Release Date : January 15, 2005
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 50 KB
Description
Defendant was charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. By a separate bill of indictment, defendant was charged with attaining the status of habitual felon. Prior to trial, defendant offered to stipulate "that [defendant] was convicted on June 2, 2000 in Wake County District Court to meet [an] element" of the crime of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Defendant offered the limited stipulation to "avoid the jury hearing anything about him being a convicted felon during the States case in chief." The trial court heard arguments from the State and defendants attorney and then denied the request. The States evidence tended to show that on the night of 7 May 2002, the Raleigh Police Department conducted a drivers license check at the corner of Bragg and East Streets. Defendant was driving his vehicle toward the checkpoint when he made a sudden turn onto Mangum Street. Police officer W.E. Nordstrom, who had positioned himself in his patrol vehicle on Mangum Street to interdict those who attempted to evade the check point, immediately pulled behind defendant and followed him.