Cumberland County No. 02 CRS 53465
WYNN, Judge.
Defendant Walker Johnson, III appeals from his conviction of felony possession of cocaine. Defendant asserts that the trial court erred in allowing possession of cocaine to go to the jury as a felony, contending that the offense is instead a misdemeanor. Defendant bases this assertion on State v. Jones, 161 N.C. App. 60, 588 S.E.2d 5 (2003), and State v. Sneed, 161 N.C. App. 331, 588 S.E.2d 74 (2003). Consequently, Defendant contends that the trial court lacked jurisdiction to sentence Defendant as an habitual felon pursuant to a conviction of felonious possession of cocaine.
We disagree.
Both Jones and Sneed were unambiguously overruled by our Supreme Court, which held that "possession of cocaine is a felonyand therefore can serve as an underlying felony to an habitual felon indictment." State v. Jones, 358 N.C. 473, 476, 598 S.E.2d 125, 127 (2004); State v. Sneed, 358 N.C. 538, 599 S.E.2d 365 (2004). Defendant has failed to present supporting arguments for his other assignments of error; they are therefore deemed abandoned. N.C.R. App. P. 28(a); State v. Prevatte, 356 N.C. 178, 214, 570 S.E.2d 440, 460 (2002).
For the foregoing reasons, we affirm the trial court's judgment and dismiss the instant appeal.
Affirmed.
Judges HUNTER and THORNBURG concur.
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