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• Title: State v. Ingram
• Author : North Carolina Court of Appeals
• Release Date : January 15, 2005
• Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
• Pages : * pages
• Size : 52 KB

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Defendant was one of three passengers in a car which was stopped for weaving and crossing the center line while turning right. At trial, Detective Ritter ("Ritter") testified that after following the car for two miles with his blue lights flashing, he stopped the vehicle, conducted a pat down search of the driver, and, due to the number of passengers in the car, called a fellow officer for support. Upon the arrival of his fellow officer, the detectives obtained the drivers consent to search the vehicle, and Ritter requested that defendant step outside of the automobile. Defendant was holding two purses when she stepped out of the car; she handed one to Ritter and tucked the second under her arm. In the first purse, a homemade pipe, "commonly used to smokecontrolled substance[s]" was discovered. Ritter testified that defendant admitted the pipe was hers, that he told defendant he knew it was for smoking crack, and that she acknowledged that was true. Despite appearing nervous and hesitating, defendant then granted Ritter permission to search the second purse. Contained therein was a rolled bundle of currency, totaling $543.02, three plastic bags, each containing a tan rock-like substance, and receipts and other papers with the drivers name on them. Ritter testified that each baggy contained what appeared to be an "eight- ball" of cocaine, street jargon for an eighth of an ounce. Later chemical tests revealed the substance was cocaine with a total weight of 9.2 grams. When defendant was placed under arrest for possession of a controlled substance, she informed Ritter that the pocketbook was not hers but belonged to the driver and he also arrested the driver. At the close of the evidence, defendants motion to dismiss was denied. The jury returned a verdict of guilty of possession of cocaine with the intent to manufacture, sell or deliver and possession of drug paraphernalia. She thereafter entered a plea of guilty to being an habitual felon. Defendant was sentenced to a minimum term of 70 months and a maximum term of 93 months. Defendant appeals.

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