State v. Benner

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NORTH CAROLINA 2022-NCSC-28 No. 133PA21 Filed 11 March 2022 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA v. MATTHEW BENNER On discretionary review pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 7A-31 of a unanimous decision of the Court of Appeals,

276 N.C. App. 275

(2021), affirming judgments entered on 22 October 2018 by Judge Kevin M. Bridges in Superior Court, Davidson County. Heard in the Supreme Court on 8 November 2021. Joshua H. Stein, Attorney General, by Joseph L. Hyde, Assistant Attorney General, for the State-appellee. M. Gordon Widenhouse, Jr., for defendant-appellant. ERVIN, Justice. ¶1 The issue…