Upon consideration of the petition filed by Defendant in this matter for a writ of certiorari to review the order of the North Carolina Court of Appeals, the following order was entered and is hereby certified to the North Carolina Court of Appeals:

"Dismissed by order of the Court in conference, this the 4th day of December 2003."

Upon consideration of the petition filed by Defendant in this matter for a writ of certiorari to review the order of the North Carolina Court of Appeals, the following order was entered and is hereby certified to the North Carolina Court of Appeals:

"Dismissed by order of the Court in conference, this the 4th day of December 2003."

Upon consideration of the petition filed by Defendant for Writ of Supersedeas of the judgment of the Court of Appeals, the following order was entered and is hereby certified to the North Carolina Court of Appeals:

"Denied by order of the Court in conference, this the 4th day of December 2003."

Upon consideration of the petition filed by Defendant for Writ of Mandamus of the judgment of the Court of Appeals, the following order was entered and is hereby certified to the North Carolina Court of Appeals:

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"Denied by order of the Court in conference, this the 4th day of December 2003."

Upon consideration of the petition filed by Defendant in this matter for a writ of certiorari to review the order of the North Carolina Court of Appeals, the following order was entered and is hereby certified to the North Carolina Court of Appeals:

"Dismissed by order of the Court in conference, this the 4th day of December 2003."

Upon consideration of the petition filed by Defendant for Writ of Supersedeas of the judgment of the Court of Appeals, the following order was entered and is hereby certified to the North Carolina Court of Appeals:

"Denied by order of the Court in conference, this the 4th day of December 2003."

Upon consideration of the petition filed by Defendant in this matter for a writ of certiorari to review the order of the North Carolina Court of Appeals, the following order was entered and is hereby certified to the North Carolina Court of Appeals:

"Dismissed by order of the Court in conference, this the 4th day of December 2003."

Upon consideration of the petition filed by Defendant for Writ of Supersedeas of the judgment of the Court of Appeals, the following order was entered and is hereby certified to the North Carolina Court of Appeals:

"Dismissed by order of the Court in conference, this the 4th day of December 2003."

Upon consideration of the petition filed by Defendant in this matter for a writ of certiorari to review the order of the North Carolina Court of Appeals, the following order was entered and is hereby certified to the North Carolina Court of Appeals:

"Denied by order of the Court in conference, this the 4th day of December 2003."

Upon consideration of the petition filed by Defendant in this matter for a writ of mandamus, the following order was entered and is hereby certified to the Superior Court, Forsyth County:

"Denied by order of the Court in Conference this the 4th day of December 2003."