STATE v. POPE (2019)

On April 27, 2018, a jury found John Vaston Pope (“Defendant”) guilty of possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia for a substance other than marijuana. Upon Defendant's guilty plea to attaining habitual felon status, the trial court sentenced him to an active prison term of 33 to 52 months for methamphetamine possession and a consecutive 120-day term for possessing drug paraphernalia. Defendant appeals.

Counsel appointed to represent Defendant is unable to identify any issue with sufficient merit to support a meaningful argument for relief on appeal and asks this Court to conduct its own review of the record for possible prejudicial error. She shows to the satisfaction of this Court that she complied with the requirements of Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), and State v. Kinch, 314 N.C. 99, 331 S.E.2d 665 (1985), by advising Defendant of his right to file written arguments with this Court and providing him with the documents necessary to do so. Defendant has filed no pro se arguments, and a reasonable time for him to do so has passed.

In accordance with Anders and Kinch, we have fully examined the record to determine whether any issues of arguable merit appear therefrom. We have been unable to find any possible prejudicial error and conclude that the appeal is wholly frivolous. Accordingly, we find no error.

NO ERROR.

Report per Rule 30(e).

BERGER, Judge.

Judges STROUD and ZACHARY concur.