State v. Lingerfelt

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NORTH CAROLINA No. 38A25 Filed 14 August 2026 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA v. WILLIAM DAVID LINGERFELT Appeal pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 7A-30(2) (2023) from the decision of a divided panel of the Court of Appeals,

297 N.C. App. 168

(2024), affirming an order denying defendant’s petition for termination of sex offender registration entered on 22 May 2023 by Judge J. Thomas Davis, in Superior Court, McDowell County. Heard in the Supreme Court on 11 September 2025 and reheard following supplemental briefing on 17 February 2026. Jeff Jackson, Attorney General, by Reginaldo E.…