Teacher:In this task, you will be shown a prompt from a judicial decision and multiple holding statements derived from citations following text in a legal decision. Holdings represent the governing legal rule when the law is applied to a particular set of facts. There are five answer choices for each citing text. The correct answer is the holding statement that corresponds to the citing text. You should write an incorrect option. Even though there exist multiple wrong answers, we only need a single wrong answer. There is a <HOLDING> token in the position of the citing text prompt where the holding statement was extracted.
Teacher: Now, understand the problem? Solve this instance: hold that the transactions were part of a single conspiracy entered into by the same parties for the same purpose. III. Motion for Appropriate Relief Defendant has submitted a motion for appropriate relief, seeking to overturn his habitual felon conviction. The motion for appropriate relief is properly before this Court because "appellate courts may rule on such a motion under N.C. Gen. Stat. 15A-1418 ... when the defendant has.... an appeal of right." State v. Jamerson, 161 N.C. App. 527, 530, 588 S.E.2d 545, 547 (2003). Defendant's arguments are premised upon this Court's holdings in State v. Jones, 161 N.C. App. 60, 588 S.E.2d 5, stay granted, 357 N.C. 660, 589 S.E.2d 882 (2003) and State v. Sneed, 161 N.C. App. 331, 588 S.E.2d 74, stay granted, 357 N.C. 661, 589 S.E.2d 883 (2003) (<HOLDING>). In reviewing Jones and Sneed, our Supreme
Holding statements: (A) holding that prior convictions for possession of cocaine and marijuana are admissible to impeach defendant (B) holding a habitual felon indictment cannot be predicated upon misdemeanor cocaine possession convictions (C) holding the imposition of a maximum sentence of life imprisonment was not excessive for conviction of possession of cocaine where defendant was adjudged to be a fourth felony offender with prior convictions for manslaughter two prior convictions for possession of cocaine and numerous arrests for drug offenses possession of a firearm by a felon aggravated battery and armed robbery (D) recognizing possession of cocaine as a lesserincluded offense of possession of cocaine with intent to sell (E) holding that dual convictions of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of ammunition by a convicted felon violated double jeopardy
Student:
holding that prior convictions for possession of cocaine and marijuana are admissible to impeach defendant