#### STATE v. CARPENTER

No. 21P03

Case below: 155 N.C. App. 35

Motion by Attorney General for temporary stay allowed 17 January 2003. Petition by Attorney General for writ of supersedeas denied 27 February 2003. Petition by Attorney General for discretionary review pursuant to G.S. 7A-31 denied 27 February 2003. Motion by defendant to vacate order granting State’s motion for temporary stay allowed 27 February 2003. Conditional petition by defendant for discretionary review as to additional issues pursuant to G.S. 7A-31 dismissed as moot 27 February 2003.