State v. Thomas

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NORTH CAROLINA No. 262PA24 Filed 20 March 2026 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA v. QUANTEZ LASHAY THOMAS On discretionary review pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 7A-31 of a unanimous decision of the Court of Appeals, 295 N.C. App. 269,

905 S.E.2d 106

(2024), affirming judgments entered on 19 August 2022 by Judge R. Stuart Albright in Superior Court, Guilford County. Heard in the Supreme Court on 17 September 2025. Jeff Jackson, Attorney General, by Benjamin T. Spangler, Assistant Attorney General, for the State-appellee. Gilda C. Rodriguez for defendant-appellant. NEWBY, Chief Justice.…