State v. Fearns

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF NORTH CAROLINA No. COA23-650 Filed 5 March 2025 Granville County, No. 19CRS28 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA v. CYNTHIA ANNE DRISCOL FEARNS, Defendant. Appeal by defendant from judgment entered 7 April 2022 by Judge John M. Dunlow in Superior Court, Granville County. Heard in the Court of Appeals 12 February 2024. Attorney General Jeff Jackson, by Special Deputy Attorney General Derrick C. Mertz, for the State. Drew Nelson for defendant-appellant. STROUD, Judge. Defendant appeals her conviction of embezzlement, contending the pre- accusation delay between the time the…