370 N.C.—No. 1 Pages 1-234 370 N.C.—No. 1 DISCIPLINE AND DISABILITY OF ATTORNEYS; CERTIFICATION OF PARALEGALS; IOLTA PROGRAM; CLIENT SECURITY FUND; LEGAL SPECIALIZATION; PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT ADVANCE SHEETS OF CASES ARGUED AND DETERMINED IN THE SUPREME COURT OF Pages 1-234 NORTH CAROLINA APRIL 25, 2018 MAILING ADDRESS: The Judicial Department P. O. Box 2170, Raleigh, N. C. 27602-2170 COMMERCIAL PRINTING COMPANY PRINTERS TO THE SUPREME COURT AND THE COURT OF APPEALS THE SUPREME COURT OF NORTH CAROLINA Chief Justice MARK D. MARTIN Associate Justices PAUL MARTIN NEWBY CHERI BEASLEY ROBIN E. HUDSON SAMUEL J. ERVIN, IV BARBARA A. JACKSON MICHAEL R. MORGAN Former Chief Justices RHODA B. BILLINGS JAMES G. EXUM, JR. BURLEY B. MITCHELL, JR. HENRY E. FRYE I. BEVERLY LAKE, JR. SARAH PARKER Former Justices ROBERT R. BROWNING ROBERT F. ORR J. PHIL CARLTON GEORGE L. WAINWRIGHT, JR. WILLIS P. WHICHARD EDWARD THOMAS BRADY JAMES A. WYNN, JR. PATRICIA TIMMONS-GOODSON FRANKLIN E. FREEMAN, JR. ROBERT N. HUNTER, JR. G. K. BUTTERFIELD, JR. ROBERT H. EDMUNDS, JR. Clerk J. BRYAN BOYD1 Interim Clerk CHRISTIE S. CAMERON ROEDER2 Librarian THOMAS P. DAVIS 1 Resigned 13 October 2017. 2 Sworn in 16 October 2017. i ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS Director MARION R. WARREN Assistant Director DAVID F. HOKE OFFICE OF APPELLATE DIVISION REPORTER HARRY JAMES HUTCHESON KIMBERLY WOODELL SIEREDZKI JENNIFER C. PETERSON ii SUPREME COURT OF NORTH CAROLINA CASES REPORTED FILED 18 AUGUST 2017 AND 29 SEPTEMBER 2017 Blondell v. Ahmed ................ 82 Kornegay Family Farms LLC Catawba Cty. ex rel. Rackley v. Cross Creek Seed, Inc. ....... 23 v. Loggins .................... 83 State v. Crabtree ................. 156 Christenbury Eye Ctr., P.A. State v. Goins .................... 157 v. Medflow, Inc. ............... 1 State v. Hammonds ............... 158 Dep’t of Transp. v. Adams Outdoor Advert. State v. Huey .................... 174 of Charlotte Ltd. P’ship ......... 101 State v. Johnson ................. 32 Fid. Bank v. N.C. Dep’t State v. Murrell .................. 187 of Revenue ................... 10 State v. Watts .................... 39 In re Estate of Skinner ............ 126 Wray v. City of Greensboro . 41 In re M.A.W. ..................... 149 ORDERS Cooper v. Berger ................. 59 In re House ..................... 205 Cooper v. Berger ................. 61 In re Ware ....................... 205 Cooper v. Berger ................. 202 In re Zimmerman ................ 205 Dickson v. Rucho ................ 204 Peoples v. Tuck .................. 63 In re Colvard .................... 205 State v. Cholon .................. 207 In re Davis ...................... 205 State v. Williamson . 208 PETITIONS FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW UNDER G.S. 7A-31 Abdin v. CCC-Boone, LLC ......... 66 Columbus Cty. Dep’t of Soc. Servs. Adams v. State of N.C. ............ 80 v. Norton ..................... 219 Archie v. Hawkins ................ 74 Cooper v. Berger ................. 65 Armstrong v. N.C. ................ 209 Cooper v. Berger ................. 213 Armstrong v. N.C. ................ 210 Courtney NC LLC v. Baldwin ...... 76 Armstrong v. N.C. ................ 212 Courtney NC LLC v. Baldwin ...... 217 Armstrong v. N.C. ................ 224 David Wichnoski, O.D., P.A. v. Piedmont Arnold v. UNC-Chapel Hill ......... 69 Fire Prot. Sys., LLC ............ 64 Austin v. State of N.C. ............. 71 Dep’t of Transp. v. Riddle .......... 71 Bank of America, N.A. v. Rivera .... 78 DiCesare v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Bell v. Goodyear Tire Hosp. Auth. ................... 215 & Rubber Co. ................. 67 Dillon v. Mecklenburg Cty. Benedith v. Wake Forest Baptist Fam. Ct. ...................... 77 Med. Ctr. ..................... 220 Doolittle v. George ............... 72 Betts v. Armstrong ............... 220 Doss v. Adams ................... 64 Brackett v. Thomas ............... 215 Dove v. Daniels .................. 67 Bray v. Swisher .................. 70 Edwards v. Foley . 74 Brooks v. Hooks ................. 69 Eli Global, LLC v. Heavner ......... 64 Bruns v. Bryant .................. 79 Fagundes v. Ammons Dev. Buckner v. United Parcel Serv. ..... 75 Grp., Inc. ..................... 66 Buffa v. Cygnature Constr. Felton v. Butler .................. 69 & Dev., Inc. 65 Ferrell v. State ................... 70 Cole v. N.C. Dep’t of Pub. Safety .... 71 Freedman v. Payne ............... 71 Columbus Cty. Dep’t of Soc. Servs. In re A.P. ........................ 215 v. Norton ..................... 78 In re Bunting .................... 77 iii In re Clayton .................... 223 State v. Bacon ................... 78 In re Colvard .................... 216 State v. Bass ..................... 75 In re Davis ...................... 215 State v. Blackstock ............... 77 In re Foreclosure of Adams ........ 214 State v. Blackwell ................ 73 In re G.M.C. ..................... 221 State v. Boger .................... 69 In re House ..................... 214 State v. Boger .................... 216 In re J.A.M. ...................... 64 State v. Bowden .................. 77 In re J.L.T. ...................... 78 State v. Boyd .................... 70 In re M.A.W. ..................... 221 State v. Brooks .................. 75 In re McLean .................... 74 State v. Brown ................... 220 In re Parsons .................... 223 State v. Burchett ................. 68 In re Rankin ..................... 72 State v. Burris ................... 71 In re Rankin ..................... 217 State v. Carson ................... 68 In re T.K. ........................ 216 State v. Cholon .................. 214 In re Ware ....................... 216 State v. Clonts ................... 76 In re Zimmerman ................ 215 State v. Coleman ................. 223 Jackson v. Herring ............... 68 State v. Collins ................... 74 Jilani v. Harrison ................. 68 State v. Cox ..................... 71 Justus v. Rosner ................. 220 State v. DeMaio .................. 219 Kerr v. Clerk of Super. Ct. ......... 75 State v. Drayton .................. 75 King v. Albemarle Hosp. Auth. ..... 81 State v. Dubose .................. 219 Lee v. Freeman .................. 71 State v. Ellis ..................... 222 Lillie v. Carver ................... 81 State v. Flood .................... 79 Lippard v. Holleman .............. 70 State v. Fox ..................... 66 Locklear v. Cummings ............ 74 State v. Fox ..................... 214 Lovelace v. B & R Auto Serv., Inc. ... 215 State v. Foye .................... 77 Moore v. Bd. of Elections of State v. Fullard .................. 79 Henderson Cty. ................ 222 State v. Gilchrist ................. 221 N.C. Farm Bureau Mut. Ins. Co. State v. Gillespie ................. 219 v. Hull ........................ 64 State v. Golphin .................. 81 NNN Durham Office Portfolio 1, LLC State v. Gonzalez ................. 219 v. Grubb & Ellis Co. ............ 217 State v. Gould ................... 68 Ocwen Loan Servicing v. Reaves ... 66 State v. Hargett .................. 67 O’Neal v. O’Neal ................. 221 State v. Harris ................... 70 Peoples v. Tuck .................. 81 State v. Henley ................... 220 Perry v. Britt .................... 76 State v. Hernandez ............... 213 Phan v. Clinard Oil Co., Inc. ....... 216 State v. Hill ...................... 69 Poor Substitute Tr., Ltd. State v. Huggins .................. 81 v. Franklin .................... 222 State v. Ishrat .................... 75 Posey v. Wayne Mem’l State v. Isom .................... 78 Hosp., Inc. .................... 76 State v. Jackson .................. 68 Rexnord Corp. v. Sun Drainage State v. Jefferson ................. 214 Prods., LLC ................... 216 State v. Jones .................... 69 Richmond v. George .............. 73 State v. Knolton .................. 81 Rittelmeyer v. Univ. of N.C. State v. Lane ..................... 72 at Chapel Hill ................. 67 State v. Langley .................. 76 RME Mgmt., LLC v. Chapel H.O.M. State v. Love ..................... 219 Assocs., LLC .................. 213 State v. Maddux .................. 221 Roberts v. Mars Hill Univ. ......... 219 State v. Maloney ................. 73 Smith v. Young ................... 76 State v. McCree .................. 219 St. John v. Thomas ............... 70 State v. McNair .................. 77 State v. Abney ................... 219 State v. Miller .................... 64 State v. Archie ................... 77 State v. Miller .................... 75 State v. Arrington ................ 222 State v. Moore ................... 77 State v. Augustine ................ 67 State v. Mostafavi ................ 73 iv State v. Moultry .................. 77 State v. Trent .................... 78 State v. Muhammad .............. 67 State v. Valentine ................. 215 State v. Muhammad .............. 218 State v. Varner ................... 214 State v. Mylett ................... 69 State v. Waldrup ................. 71 State v. Nicholson ................ 223 State v. Walters .................. 81 State v. Paige .................... 71 State v. Waters ................... 216 State v. Person ................... 221 State v. White .................... 81 State v. Reynolds ................. 68 State v. Williams ................. 67 State v. Roberson ................ 72 State v. Williams ................. 70 State v. Robinson ................ 73 State v. Williams ................. 219 State v. Robinson ................ 81 State v. Williams ................