Upon consideration of the petition filed by the State of NC on the 4th day of. October 2007 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 6th day of December 2007."

Upon consideration of the petition filed on the 4th day of October 2007 by the State of NC in this matter for discretionary review of the decision of the North Carolina Court of Appeals pursuait to G.S. 7A-31, 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 6th day of December 2007."