
    State of North Carolina v. Stephen Lamont Ward
    No. 435P16
    Supreme Court of North Carolina.
    January 30, 2017.
    Mr. Raymond C. Tarlton, Attorney at Law, Raleigh, For Ward, Stephen Lamont.
    Ms. Jill A. Bryan, Attorney at Law, Raleigh, Mr. R. Andrew Murray, District Attorney, For State of North Carolina.
    Mr. Stephen Lamont Ward, Pro se.
    ORDER
   Upon consideration of the petition filed on the 1st of December 2016 by Defendant in this matter for discretionary review of the decision of the North Carolina Court of Appeals pursuant to G.S. 7A-31, the following order was entered and is hereby certified to the North Carolina Court of Appeals:

"Denied by order of the Court in conference, this the 26th of January 2017."  