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257 N.C. App. 954

809 S.E.2d 221

State v. Whitehead

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided February 6, 2018

Court of Appeals of North Carolina · decided 2018-02-06

Relies on State v. Brice

Decided 2018-02-06

DIETZ, Judge.

¶1This case comes before us on remand from the North Carolina Supreme Court to reconsider our previous decision in light of the Supreme Court's decision in State v. Brice , --- N.C. ----, 806 S.E.2d 32 (2017).

¶2On remand, this Court entered an order inviting the parties to submit supplemental briefing addressing Brice 's impact on this appeal. The State submitted a supplemental brief asserting that "this case is materially indistinguishable from Brice , the decision there is controlling," and under Brice there is no error in the trial court's judgment.

¶3Whitehead did not submit a supplemental brief. We interpret Whitehead's decision not to submit a supplemental brief as a concession that there are no non-frivolous arguments to distinguish this case from Brice . Having reviewed the record on our own initiative, we agree. Accordingly, under Brice , we find no error in the trial court's judgment.

¶4NO ERROR.

¶5Report per Rule 30(e).

¶6Chief Judge McGEE and Judge TYSON concur.

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