The decision of the Court of Appeals is affirmed. However, we specifically disavow that court's taking of judicial notice of the prevalence of Wal-Mart stores in Gastonia and in the area between Gastonia and Denver, as well as of the "ubiquitous nature of Wal-Mart stores." State v. Cannon , ---N.C. App. ----, ----, 804 S.E.2d 199, 202 (2017).

AFFIRMED.