State v. Simpkins

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NORTH CAROLINA No. 188A19 Filed 28 February 2020 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA v. JEFFERY MARTAEZ SIMPKINS Appeal pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 7A-30(2) from the decision of a divided panel of the Court of Appeals,

826 S.E.2d 845

(N.C. Ct. App. 2019), vacating a judgment entered on 8 June 2017 by Judge Andrew Heath in Superior Court, Stanly County. Heard in the Supreme Court on 10 December 2019. Joshua H. Stein, Attorney General, by Alexandra M. Hightower, Assistant Attorney General, for the State. Kimberly P. Hoppin, for defendant-appellee. EARLS, Justice. On 4 July 2016, Jeffery…