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Criminal Law Keyed to Capers
State v. Jones
Citation:
177 N.C.App. 269 (2006)Facts
Shortly after the victim’s mother died in November 2002, she returned to Onslow County. On 4 January 2004, the victim and her nephew came back to 5226 Shields Road to retrieve her money. Once there, the victim realized her mother’s mobile home was rented to defendant. The victim identified herself and her nephew to defendant and told defendant she had work to do in the backyard. Defendant consented at first, but quickly came to the backyard, yelled at the victim, and eventually asked her to leave. After being threatened with a gun by defendant, the victim left and went to the Scotland Neck Police Department for assistance. The victim returned with a deputy who permitted her to dig for ten minutes, however, the victim failed to locate her money.
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