NORTH CAROLINA COURT OF APPEALS REPORTS VOLUME 220 17 APRIL 2012 15 MAY 2012 RALEIGH 2016 CITE THIS VOLUME 220 N.C. APP. TABLE OF CONTENTS Judges of the Court of Appeals .......................... v Table of Cases Reported ................................ vii Table of Cases Reported Without Published Opinions ....... viii Opinions of the Court of Appeals ........................ 1-525 Headnote Index ....................................... 527 iii This volume is printed on permanent, acid-free paper in compliance with the North Carolina General Statutes. iv THE COURT OF APPEALS OF NORTH CAROLINA Chief Judge LINDA M. McGEE Judges WANDA G. BRYANT J. DOUGLAS McCULLOUGH ANN MARIE CALABRIA CHRIS DILLON RICHARD A. ELMORE MARK DAVIS SANFORD L. STEELMAN, JR. RICHARD D. DIETZ MARTHA GEER JOHN M. TYSON2 LINDA STEPHENS LUCY INMAN3 DONNA S. STROUD VALERIE J. ZACHARY4 ROBERT N. HUNTER, JR.1 Emergency Recall Judges GERALD ARNOLD RALPH A. WALKER Former Chief Judges GERALD ARNOLD SIDNEY S. EAGLES, JR. JOHN C. MARTIN Former Judges WILLIAM E. GRAHAM, JR. ROBERT H. EDMUNDS, JR. JAMES H. CARSON, JR.5 JAMES C. FULLER J. PHIL CARLTON K. EDWARD GREENE BURLEY B. MITCHELL, JR. RALPH A. WALKER HARRY C. MARTIN6 HUGH B. CAMPBELL, JR.9 E. MAURICE BRASWELL ALBERT S. THOMAS, JR. WILLIS P. WHICHARD LORETTA COPELAND BIGGS DONALD L. SMITH7 ALAN Z. THORNBURG CHARLES L. BECTON PATRICIA TIMMONS-GOODSON ALLYSON K. DUNCAN ROBIN E. HUDSON SARAH PARKER ERIC L. LEVINSON ELIZABETH G. McCRODDEN JOHN S. ARROWOOD ROBERT F. ORR JAMES A. WYNN, JR. SYDNOR THOMPSON8 BARBARA A. JACKSON JACK COZORT CHERI BEASLEY MARK D. MARTIN CRESSIE H. THIGPEN, JR. JOHN B. LEWIS, JR. ROBERT C. HUNTER10 CLARENCE E. HORTON, JR. LISA C. BELL11 JOSEPH R. JOHN, SR. SAMUEL J. ERVIN IV12 1 Appointed 1 January 2015. 2 Sworn in 1 January 2015. 3 Sworn in 1 January 2015. 4 Appointed 31 July 2015. 5 Deceased 28 August 2015 6 Deceased 3 May 2015. 7 Deceased 4 January 2015. 8 Deceased 27 January 2015 9 Deceased 11 September 2015. 10 Retired 31 December 2014. 11 Resigned 31 December 2014. 12 Resigned 31 December 2014. v Clerk JOHN H. CONNELL13 DANIEL M. HORNE, JR.14 OFFICE OF STAFF COUNSEL Director Leslie Hollowell Davis Assistant Director Daniel M. Horne, Jr. Staff Attorneys John L. Kelly Shelley Lucas Edwards Bryan A. Meer Eugene H. Soar Nikiann Tarantino Gray David Alan Lagos Michael W. Rodgers Lauren M. Tierney ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS Director Marion R. Warren15 Assistant Director David F. Hoke OFFICE OF APPELLATE DIVISION REPORTER H. James Hutcheson Kimberly Woodell Sieredzki Jennifer C. Peterson 13 Retired 31 October 2015. 14 Appointed 1 November 2015. 15 Appointed Interim Director 1 May 2015. Appointed Director 3 November 2015. vi CASES REPORTED PAGE PAGE Beeson v. Palombo ............... 274 State v. Foust .................... 63 Beroth Oil Co. v. N.C. Dep’t State v. Fowler ................... 263 of Transp. .................... 419 State v. Foye .................... 37 Birtha v. Stonemor, N.C., LLC ...... 286 State v. Glenn .................... 23 State v. Hewson .................. 117 Coomer v. Lee Cnty. Bd. of Educ. ... 155 State v. Houseright ............... 495 Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. State v. Jackson .................. 1 v. Reed ....................... 504 State v. Jones .................... 392 State v. Laurean .................. 342 Dayton v. Dayton ................. 468 State v. Long .................... 139 State v. Ramirez .................. 150 Eaton v. Campbell ................ 521 State v. Rollins ................... 443 State v. Smalley .................. 142 Finch v. Campus Habitat, L.L.C. .... 146 State v. Stowes .................. 330 Fisher v. Town of Nags Head ....... 478 State v. Tyson .................... 517 State v. Watkins .................. 384 Horsley v. Halifax Reg’l Med. State v. Williams ................. 130 Ctr., Inc. ...................... 411 State v. Williamson . 512 In re A.M. ....................... 136 Taddei v. Vill. Creek Prop. Owners In re Appeal of Murdock .......... 377 Ass’n, Inc. .................... 487 In re Foreclosure of Cornblum ..... 100 T-WOL Acquisition Co., Inc. In re G.B.R. ..................... 309 v. ECDG South, LLC ........... 189 In re Hamilton ................... 350 In re Rone v. Winston-Salem/Forsyth Cnty. Waste Indus. USA, Inc. v. State Bd. of Educ. .................. 401 of N.C. ....................... 163 In re Baker Investigation .......... 108 Lampkin v. Hous. Mgmt. Res., Inc. ... 457 Lewis v. Rapp .................... 299 Mynhardt v. Elon Univ. ............ 368 N.C. Farm Bureau Mut. Ins. Co. v. Cully’s Motorcross Park, Inc. 212 Patterson v. City of Gastonia ....... 233 Praver v. Raus ................... 88 Rev O, Inc. v. Woo ................ 76 Rink & Robinson, PLLC v. Catawba Valley Enters., LLC .................. 360 Smith v. City of Fayetteville ........ 249 State v. Adams ................... 319 State v. Adams ................... 406 State v. Barnhart ................. 125 State v. Conley ................... 50 vii CASES REPORTED WITHOUT PUBLISHED OPINIONS PAGE PAGE Allen Design Assocs., Inc. In re S.H. ....................... 416 v. Combs ..................... 415 In re S.L.B. ...................... 416 Area Storage, Inc. v. Old Oak Estates In re W.Z.P. ...................... 416 Cmty. Ass’n ................... 523 In re Y.B.S. ...................... 158 Artis v. Williford ................. 523 Kearney v. Barker ................ 416 Bank of Carolinas v. Burkett ....... 415 Blackburn v. Bugg ................ 158 Marks v. Marks .................. 523 Matz v. Phillips .................. 158 Cole v. City of Charlotte ........... 158 McCollum v. McCollum ........... 416 Craver v. Raymond ............... 415 Melson v. Crane .................. 416 Curtis v. Curtis ................... 415 Murn v. Murn .................... 158 Myatt v. Crandall ................. 158 Dodd v. Manheim Auctions, Inc. .... 523 Dodeka L.L.C. v. Cobb ............ 415 Pickney v. N.C. Dep’t of Transp. .... 523 Dulaney v. Inmar, Inc. ............. 415 Portfolio Recovery Assocs., LLC v. Hammonds ................. 158 Ellison v. Dana Corp. ............. 415 Riggs v. Burns ................... 416 Harrell v. Palace Entm’t Robinson v. N.C. Dep’t of Corr. ..... 523 Holdings, Inc. ................. 523 Harrington v. Brents .............. 158 Schweizer v. Patterson ............ 416 Hershner v. ESC ................. 415 Sec. Credit Corp. v. Mid/East Acceptance Corp. ............. 159 In re A.C.C. ..................... 523 State v. Allen .................... 159 In re A.E.F. ...................... 415 State v. Arciniega ................ 159 In re A.F. ........................ 158 State v. Arms .................... 159 In re A.M.R. ..................... 523 State v. Atwater .................. 159 In re A.N. ....................... 415 State v. Bettis .................... 416 In re A.N.M. ..................... 415 State v. Boney ................... 159 In re C.M. ....................... 415 State v. Bostic ................... 523 In re C.M.H. ..................... 415 State v. Brigman ................. 416 In re C.M.W. ..................... 158 State v. Bristow .................. 523 In re Foreclosure of Wilson ........ 415 State v. Brown ................... 524 In re G.C. ....................... 415 State v. Camp .................... 416 In re H.G. ....................... 523 State v. Chambers ................ 416 In re H.G.K. ..................... 415 State v. Clark .................... 159 In re J.J.C. ...................... 416 State v. Clemons ................. 524 In re J.J.D. ...................... 523 State v. Cox ..................... 159 In re J.L. ........................ 158 State v. Crews ................... 524 In re J.M.D. ..................... 158 State v. Curry .................... 524 In re J.N.M. ..................... 158 State v. Dixon ................... 159 In re K.B.G. ..................... 416 State v. Dixon ................... 524 In re K.R.B. ..................... 158 State v. Dunn .................... 524 In re L.A.T. ...................... 523 State v. Eichacker ................ 159 In re L.L. ....................... 416 State v. Ellis ..................... 159 In re M.A. ....................... 158 State v. Felton ................... 416 In re R.V.G. ...................... 523 State v. Finnell ................... 159 viii CASES REPORTED WITHOUT PUBLISHED OPINIONS PAGE PAGE State v. Floyd .................... 524 State v. Rash .................... 418 State v. Friend ................... 417 State v. Ratliff ................... 161 State v. Gill ...................... 159 State v. Richardson ............... 418 State v. Gleason .................. 417 State v. Robinson ................ 161 State v. Goldman ................. 524 State v. Rogers ................... 161 State v. Goode ................... 417 State v. Roseboro ................ 161 State v. Graham .................. 524 State v. Rouse ................... 525 State v. Hall ..................... 417 State v. Royal .................... 161 State v. Hall ..................... 524 State v. Rucker .................. 525 State v. Hawkins ................. 159 State v. Saunders ................. 525 State v. Hill ...................... 160 State v. Sherlin ................... 418 State v. Holmes .................. 417 State v. Smith .................... 418 State v. Hough ................... 524 State v. Squires .................. 525 State v. Jegede ................... 417 State v. Thomas .................. 161 State v. Johnson ................. 160 State v. Trivette