State v. Zubiena

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF NORTH CAROLINA No. COA16-316 Filed: 30 December 2016 Buncombe County, No. 14 CRS 90194 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA v. ASHLEY MEREDITH ZUBIENA Appeal by defendant from judgment entered 2 November 2015 by Judge William H. Coward in Buncombe County Superior Court. Heard in the Court of Appeals 5 October 2016. Roy Cooper, Attorney General, by Alesia Balshakova, Assistant Attorney General, for the State. Linda B. Weisel for defendant-appellant. DAVIS, Judge. Ashley Meredith Zubiena (“Defendant”) appeals from her conviction for assault by strangulation. On appeal, she…