IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NORTH CAROLINA No. 44A14 FILED 10 April 2015 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA v. ADRIAN TAREL EPPS

Appeal pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 7A-30(2) from the decision of a divided panel of the Court of Appeals, ___ N.C. App. ___, 752 S.E.2d 733 (2014), finding no error after appeal of a judgment entered on 25 September 2012 by Judge Hugh B. Lewis in Superior Court, Gaston County. Heard in the Supreme Court on 18 November 2014.

Roy Cooper, Attorney General, by Amar Majmundar, Special Deputy Attorney General, for the State.

Michael E. Casterline for defendant-appellant.

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED.

Justice ERVIN did not participate in the consideration or decision of this case.