371 N.C.—No. 3 Pages 345-485 371 N.C.—No. 3 NORTH CAROLINA STATE BAR; ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE; CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION; LEGAL SPECIALIZATION; CERTIFICATION OF PARALEGALS; ADMISSION TO THE PRACTICE OF LAW ADVANCE SHEETS OF CASES ARGUED AND DETERMINED IN THE SUPREME COURT OF Pages 345-485 NORTH CAROLINA NOVEMBER 29, 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 AMY L. FUNDERBURK1 Librarian THOMAS P. DAVIS 1 Sworn in 1 March 2018. 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 17 AUGUST 2018 AND 21 SEPTEMBER 2018 Adams Creek Assocs. v. Davis ...... 464 State v. McPhaul .................. 467 Boone Ford, Inc. v. IME State v. Rogers .................... 397 Scheduler, Inc. 345 State v. Saldierna .................. 407 Locklear v. Cummings ............. 354 State v. Sayre ..................... 468 State v. Austin .................... 465 State v. Smith ..................... 469 State v. Curtis .................... 355 State v. Stimpson .................. 470 State v. Hyman .................... 363 State v. Turner .................... 427 State v. Krider .................... 466 Vaughan v. Mashburn .............. 428 State v. Langley ................... 389 ORDERS State v. Buchanan ................ 471 State v. J.C. ...................... 444 State v. Clegg .................... 443 State v. Ryan .................... 445 PETITIONS FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW UNDER G.S. 7A-31 Anglin v. Berger .................. 482 Hopper v. Lakeside Mills, Inc. ...... 475 Armstrong v. N.C. ................ 447 In re A.P. ........................ 475 Azure Dolphin, LLC v. Barton ...... 450 In re A.R. ....................... 450 Banyan GW, LLC v. Wayne Preparatory In re B.O.A. ..................... 480 Acad. Charter Sch., Inc. ........ 454 In re Bynum ..................... 449 Barnhill v. Farrell ................ 485 In re Hinton ..................... 485 Bluitt v. Wake Forest Univ. Baptist In re Styles ...................... 452 Med. Ctr. ..................... 452 In re T.T.E. ...................... 457 Briggs v. Debbie’s Staffing, Inc. ..... 474 In re T.T.E. ...................... 479 Byron v. Synco Props., Inc. ........ 450 James v. State ................... 462 Cecchettini v. Cecchettini ......... 448 Jones v. Britt .................... 456 Christian v. Dep’t of Health Jones v. Cranford ................ 448 & Human Servs. ............... 451 Keena v. Cedar Street Invs., LLC .... 448 Church v. Decker ................ 473 Kish v. Frye Reg’l Med. Ctr. 476 City of Hickory v. Grimes .......... 478 LeTendre v. Currituck Cty. ......... 454 Creed v. Creed ................... 449 Little River, LLC v. Lee Cty. ........ 472 Crowell v. Crowell ............... 447 Mauney v. State of N.C. ........... 457 Crowell v. Crowell ............... 472 McCall v. Million ................. 449 Dickson v. Rucho ................ 477 NC Farm Bureau Mut. Ins. Co. Edwards v. Bipartisan State Bd. v. Lilley ...................... 448 of Elections & Ethics Enf’t ...... 481 NC NAACP v. Moore .............. 480 Ehmann v. Medflow, Inc. .......... 461 Noonsab v. State of N.C. .......... 451 Ehmann v. Medflow, Inc. .......... 485 Noonsob v. State of N.C. .......... 475 Green v. Green ................... 485 Ocwen Loan Servicing v. Reaves ... 448 Hampton v. Cumberland Cty. ...... 473 O’Neal v. Fox .................... 452 Hodge v. State of N.C. ............. 454 Parsons v. Parsons ............... 449 Holcombe v. Oak Island Aircraft Philips v. Pitt Cty. Mem’l Hous., LLC ................... 476 Hosp., Inc. .................... 484 Hope v. Marion Corr. Inst. ......... 455 Pine v. Wal-Mart Assocs., Inc. #1552 .................... 459 iii Plasman v. Decca Furniture State v. Farrow .................. 484 (USA), Inc. ................... 446 State v. Ferrari ................... 482 Price v. Paschall ................. 456 State v. Ford ..................... 453 Pryor v. Express Servs. ........... 476 State v. Forte .................... 456 Ragsdale v. Whitley ............... 447 State v. Fullard .................. 458 Regency Ctrs. Acquisition, LLC State v. Gladney .................. 454 v. Crescent Acquistions, LLC .... 451 State v. Golphin .................. 461 Regency Lake Owners’ Ass’n, Inc. State v. Gould ................... 474 v. Regency Lake, LLC .......... 450 State v. Grady ................... 457 Ring v. Moore Cty. ................ 474 State v. Griffin ................... 481 Rodriguez v. Lemus ............... 447 State v. Harding .................. 450 Rowe v. State of N.C. ............. 457 State v. Hill ...................... 449 Simcox v. Gen. Ct. of Justice ....... 453 State v. Hill ...................... 477 Spates v. State of N.C. ............ 462 State v. Hines .................... 453 State ex rel. Utils. Comm’n State v. Hoppes .................. 455 v. Attorney Gen. ............... 481 State v. Hoyle .................... 457 State v. Adkins ................... 473 State v. J.C. ...................... 460 State v. Allen .................... 449 State v. J.C. ...................... 485 State v. Alonzo ................... 483 State v. Jackson .................. 474 State v. Artis ..................... 458 State v. Johnson ................. 453 State v. Augustine ................ 450 State v. Johnson ................. 457 State v. Augustine ................ 451 State v. Lawing .................. 478 State v. Ayers .................... 483 State v. Leggett .................. 462 State v. Bacon ................... 458 State v. LeGrande ................ 458 State v. Bailey ................... 461 State v. Lenoir ................... 455 State v. Ball ..................... 474 State v. Luna .................... 460 State v. Banner .................. 483 State v. Martin ................... 485 State v. Baskins .................. 482 State v. Mathis ................... 451 State v. Bass ..................... 456 State v. McAlister ................ 453 State v. Bolen .................... 455 State v. McDaniel ................ 452 State v. Borsello ................. 447 State v. McPhaul ................. 460 State v. Bowden .................. 478 State v. Means ................... 481 State v. Bowman ................. 482 State v. Mercer ................... 480 State v. Brinkley ................. 459 State v. Mial ..................... 446 State v. Brown ................... 452 State v. Miller .................... 477 State v. Buchanan ................ 484 State v. Miller .................... 481 State v. Bullock .................. 455 State v. Mills ..................... 462 State v. Charles .................. 478 State v. Mitchell .................. 478 State v. Chavis ................... 452 State v. Moore ................... 453 State v. Clegg .................... 449 State v. Muhammad .............. 453 State v. Corey .................... 454 State v. Murray .................. 456 State v. Corey .................... 477 State v. Murray .................. 479 State v. Courtney ................. 476 State v. Parisi .................... 448 State v. Cozart ................... 479 State v. Parisi .................... 473 State v. Crooms .................. 449 State v. Parker ................... 453 State v. Dail ..................... 479 State v. Payne ................... 477 State v. Dick ..................... 452 State v. Phachoumphone .......... 473 State v. Ditenhafer ............... 475 State v. Poore .................... 457 State v. Dixon ................... 448 State v. Powell ................... 481 State v. Dravis ................... 484 State v. Pruitt .................... 478 State v. Earls .................... 457 State v. Reynolds ................. 475 State v. Ervin .................... 459 State v. Robinson ................ 452 State v. Evans ................... 456 State v. Robinson ................ 460 State v. Farrow .................. 459 State v. Robinson ................ 460 iv State v. Rucker .................. 477 State v. Warner .................. 451 State v. Ryan .................... 459 State v. Westbrook ............... 483 State v. Ryckeley ................. 452 State v. White .................... 483 State v. Saunders ................. 482 State v. Wiggins .................. 482 State v. Sayre .................... 484 State v. Williams ................. 449 State v. Shreve ................... 479 State v. Willis .................... 475 State v. Smarr ................... 463 State v. Xiong .................... 454 State v. Smith .................... 454 Sullivan v. Pugh .................. 451 State v. Smith .................... 478 Sykes v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield State v. Smith .................... 483 of N.C. ......................