State v. Coley

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NORTH CAROLINA No. 2A19 Filed 14 August 2020 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA v. JOHN THOMAS COLEY Appeal pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 7A-30(2) from the unpublished decision of a divided panel of the Court of Appeals, 263 N.C. App. 249,

822 S.E.2d 762

(2018), finding error in and reversing judgments entered on 25 September 2017 by Judge Richard S. Gottlieb in Superior Court, Guilford County, and ordering a new trial. Heard in the Supreme Court on 5 November 2019. Joshua H. Stein, Attorney General, by Michael T. Henry, Assistant Attorney General, for the State-appellant. Kimberly P.…