State v. Bennett

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NORTH CAROLINA No. 406PA18 Filed 5 June 2020 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA v. CORY DION BENNETT On discretionary review pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 7A-31 of a unanimous decision of the Court of Appeals, 262 N.C. App. 89,

821 S.E.2d 476

(2018), affirming judgments entered on 16 March 2017 by Judge John E. Nobles, Jr., in Superior Court, Sampson County. On 27 March 2019, the Supreme Court allowed the State’s conditional petition for discretionary review as to an additional issue. Heard in the Supreme Court on 3 February 2020. Joshua H. Stein, Attorney General, by Kristin J. Uicker…