State v. Stephen

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF NORTH CAROLINA No. COA24-106 Filed 31 December 2024 Wake County, Nos. 20 CRS 209300; 21 CRS 1038; 22 CRS 810 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA v. AARON LANCE STEPHEN, Defendant. Appeal by defendant from judgments entered 31 January 2023 by Judge Paul Ridgeway in Wake County Superior Court. Heard in the Court of Appeals 25 September 2024. Attorney General Joshua H. Stein, by Special Deputy Attorney General Derrick C. Mertz, for the State. Appellate Defender Glenn Gerding, by Assistant Appellate Defender Aaron Thomas Johnson, for defendant-appellant. THOMPSON, Judge. Defendant…