¶1Upon consideration of the notice of appeal from the North Carolina Court of Appeals, filed by the Defendants on the 1st day of April 2004 in this matter pursuant to G.S. 7A-30, and the motion to dismiss the appeal for lack of substantial constitutional question filed by the Attorney General, the following order was entered and is hereby certified to the North Carolina Court of Appeals: the motion to dismiss the appeal is
"Allowed by order of the Court in conference, this the 12th day of August 2004."