IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NORTH CAROLINA No. 280A24 Filed 23 May 2025 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA v. GRANT LEE HUNT

Appeal pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 7A-30(2) (2023) from the decision of a divided panel of the Court of Appeals, 908 S.E.2d 92 (N.C. Ct. App. 2024), vacating a judgment entered on 24 March 2023 by Judge James G. Bell in Superior Court, Robeson County, and remanding for a new trial. Heard in the Supreme Court on 15 April 2025.

Jeff Jackson, Attorney General, by Thomas J. Campbell, Special Deputy Attorney General, for the State-appellant.

Blau & Hynson, PLLC, by Daniel M. Blau, for defendant-appellee.

PER CURIAM.

We vacate the decision of the Court of Appeals and remand for reconsideration in light of this Court’s opinion in State v. Reber, 386 N.C. 153 (2024).

VACATED AND REMANDED.