STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
v. Mecklenburg County
Nos. 00 CRS 116880
RICHARD ASHLEY COLEMAN 00 CRS 116881
Attorney General Roy Cooper, by Assistant Attorney General
Hilda Burnett-Baker, for the State.
Public Defender Isabel Scott Day, by Assistant Public Defender
Julie Ramseur Lewis, for defendant-appellant.
EAGLES, Chief Judge.
Defendant Richard Ashley Coleman was found guilty of larceny
of an automobile. He was also found to be a habitual felon. He
was sentenced to a minimum term of imprisonment of 120 months and
a maximum term of 153 months.
Defendant's counsel has filed a brief in which she states that
[a]fter repeated and close examination of the record and
transcript, review of the relevant statutory and case law, and
further consultation with fellow counsel, she is unable to identify
an issue with sufficient merit to support a meaningful argument for
relief on appeal. She requests this Court to conduct a fullexamination of the record for possible prejudicial error or any
justiciable issue overlooked by counsel.
In accordance with Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 18 L.
Ed. 2d 493, reh'g denied, 388 U.S. 924, 18 L. Ed. 2d 1377 (1967)
and State v. Kinch, 314 N.C. 99, 331 S.E.2d 665 (1985), counsel
submitted the brief to assist this Court with its review. She
mailed a copy of the brief to defendant, together with copies of
the transcript and record, and a letter advising defendant of his
right to file his own written arguments. She also listed the
assignments of error made in the record on appeal. Defendant has
not filed any written arguments.
Defendant's counsel fully complied with the requirements of
Anders and Kinch. After carefully reviewing the record, we are
unable to discern any possible prejudicial error or a justiciable
issue. Accordingly, we hold that defendant received a fair trial
free from prejudicial error.
No error.
Judges TIMMONS-GOODSON and McCULLOUGH concur.
Report per Rule 30(e).
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