¶1concurring in part and dissenting in part.
¶2I concur in the majority’s holding that the nonstatutory aggravating factor at issue is “reasonably related to the purposes of sentencing” and thus valid under North Carolina law. N.C.G.S. § 15A-1340.16(d)(20) (2003).
¶3For the reasons stated in my separate opinion in State v. Allen, however, I disagree with the majority’s conclusion that Blakely errors are not amenable to harmless-error review. State v. Allen, 359 N.C. 444, 615 S.E.2d 256,-(July 1, 2005) (No. 485PA04) (Martin, J., concurring in part and dissenting in part). Accordingly, I dissent from the majority’s decision to allow defendant’s motion for appropriate relief without considering whether the instant Blakely violation was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt.