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An unpublished opinion of the North Carolina Court of Appeals does not constitute controlling legal authority. Citation is disfavored, but may be permitted in accordance with the provisions of Rule 30(e)(3) of the North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure.

NO. COA01-342 NORTH CAROLINA COURT OF APPEALS Filed: STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA v. EDWARD VAN MCCRAE Forsyth County Nos. 00 CRS 28213 00 CRS 50003 16 July 2002

Appeal by defendant from judgment entered 16 October 2000 by Judge William Z. Wood, Jr. in Forsyth County Superior Court. Heard in the Court of Appeals 24 January 2002. Attorney General Roy A. Cooper, by Assistant Attorney General Richard G. Sowerby, for the State. Jeffrey S. Lisson for defendant-appellant. TIMMONS-GOODSON, Judge. Edward Van McCrae ("defendant") was charged with robbery with a dangerous weapon, possession of a stolen vehicle and being an habitual felon. The State's evidence at trial tended to show that

on 24 April 2000, Armando Martinez's ("Martinez") van was stolen from his home. Martinez testified that he followed the van for After

some distance and saw another person jump into the vehicle.

losing sight of the van, Martinez notified the Winston-Salem Police Department. Martinez further testified that the van was valued at

approximately two-thousand dollars. Mohammed Saleen ("Saleen"), a convenience store owner,

-2testified that defendant and a woman came into his store to purchase cigarettes. Defendant then brandished a knife and stated "Stay there or I'll cut your throat." As defendant and the woman

left the store, Saleen was able to obtain the license plate number of the van in which they were traveling. notified the police. Defendant was subsequently convicted of possession of stolen goods, in violation of N.C. Gen. Stat.

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