State v. Ross

BEASLEY, Justice.

We consider whether the Court of Appeals erred by vacating the judgment entered by the trial court—which was entered according to the terms of the parties’ plea agreement—on grounds that defendant’s plea was not entered knowingly and voluntarily. For the reasons stated herein, we reverse the decision of the Court of Appeals.

On 22 September 2008, a grand jury indicted defendant on two counts of possession of a firearm by a felon. Defendant alleges that on 14 October 2010, while he was incarcerated in another county on unrelated charges, he filed a motion under N.C.G.S. §…