State v. Hoyle

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NORTH CAROLINA No. 239A18 Filed 28 February 2020 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA v. NEIL WAYNE HOYLE Appeal pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 7A-30(2) from the decision of a divided panel of the Court of Appeals,

818 S.E.2d 149

(N.C. Ct. App. 2018), vacating a judgment entered on 1 June 2017 by Judge Jeffrey P. Hunt in Superior Court, Catawba County, and remanding for a new trial. On 5 December 2018, the Supreme Court allowed the parties’ petitions for discretionary review of additional issues. Heard in the Supreme Court on 5 November 2019. Joshua H. Stein, Attorney General, by Tiffany Y.…