State v. Alston

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF NORTH CAROLINA No. COA25-291 Filed 18 February 2026 Alamance County, No. 21CR055064-000 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA v. SHANTINA NICOLE ALSTON Appeal by defendant from judgment entered 31 January 2024 by Judge Andrew Hanford in Alamance County Superior Court. Heard in the Court of Appeals 13 January 2026. Attorney General Jeff Jackson, by Assistant Attorney General Liliana R. Lopez, for the State. Cooper Strickland for defendant-appellant. ZACHARY, Judge. Defendant Shantina Nicole Alston appeals from the trial court’s judgment entered upon her Alford plea to driving…