#### STATE v. BATES

No. 569P00

Case below: 140 N.C. App. 743

Motion by the Attorney General for temporary stay allowed 22 December 2000 pending determination of petition for discretionary review. Petition by the Attorney General for writ of supersedeas denied 1 February 2001. Petition by the Attorney General for discretionary review pursuant to G.S. 7A-31 denied 1 February 2001. Temporary stay dissolved 1 February 2001. Conditional petition by defendant for discretionary review pursuant to G.S. 7A-31 denied 1 February 2001.