In re Bunch

STROUD, Judge.

The State appeals from an order granting a petition filed by William Bunch, III, (“petitioner”) requesting termination of his sex offender registration requirement. The State argues on appeal that the trial court erred in concluding that petitioner did not have a reportable out-of-state conviction and that petitioner was eligible for early termination under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-208.12A (2011). Because the State has failed to preserve these arguments, we dismiss the State’s appeal.

I. Background

In April 1993, when he was seventeen years old, petitioner pleaded guilty to…