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 that prior convictions for possession of cocaine and marijuana are admissible to impeach defendant holding a habitual felon indictment cannot be predicated upon misdemeanor cocaine possession convictions 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 recognizing possession of cocaine as a lesserincluded offense of possession of cocaine with intent to sell holding that dual convictions of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of ammunition by a convicted felon violated double jeopardy