State v. Todd

BEASLEY, Justice.

In this appeal we consider whether this Court has jurisdiction to decide an appeal taken from a divided decision of the Court of Appeals pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 7A-30(2) arising from a trial court’s ruling granting or denying a motion for appropriate relief (MAR) and whether the Court of Appeals erred by reversing the trial court’s decision that defendant received effective assistance of appellate counsel. The Court of Appeals concluded that the State presented insufficient evidence to show that defendant committed the underlying offense and further concluded that, if…