State v. Dean

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF NORTH CAROLINA No. COA24-654 Filed 19 November 2025 Johnston County, Nos. 22CR000117-500, 22CR050182-500 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA v. JAMES MATTHEW DEAN, Defendant. Appeal by Defendant from judgment entered 20 October 2023 by Judge Rebecca W. Holt in Johnston County Superior Court. Heard in the Court of Appeals 30 January 2025. Attorney General Jeff Jackson, by Assistant Attorney General Grace R. Linthicum, for the State-Appellee. Blass Law, PLLC, by Attorney Danielle Blass, for the Defendant-Appellant STADING, Judge. James Matthew Dean (“Defendant”) appeals from…