Upon consideration of the petition filed by Defendant on the 13th of July 2018 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 24th of October 2018."

The following order has been entered on the motion filed on the 13th of July 2018 by Defendant for Petition for Discretionary Review:

"Motion Dismissed by order of the Court in conference, this the 24th of October 2018."

The following order has been entered on the motion filed on the 13th of July 2018 by Defendant to Appoint Counsel:

"Motion Dismissed as moot by order of the Court in conference, this the 24th of October 2018."