Case Name: STATE of North Carolina v. DESPERADOS, INC. and Cynthia L. Perez.
Court: Supreme Court of North Carolina
Jurisdiction: North Carolina
Decision Date: 2007-11-09
Citations: 651 S.E.2d 883
Docket Number: No. 629A06.
Parties: STATE of North Carolina
v.
DESPERADOS, INC. and Cynthia L. Perez.
Judges: 
Reporter: South Eastern Reporter 2d
Volume: 651
Pages: 883–883

Head Matter:
STATE of North Carolina
v.
DESPERADOS, INC. and Cynthia L. Perez.
No. 629A06.
Supreme Court of North Carolina.
November 9, 2007.
Roy Cooper, Attorney General, by John G. Barnwell, Assistant Attorney General, for the State-appellant.
Jeffrey S. Miller, Jacksonville, for defendant-appellees.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
The constitutional issue addressed in the Court of Appeals' majority opinion was not raised and preserved in the trial court and, therefore, was not properly before the Court of Appeals. N.C. R.App. P. 10(b)(1). Accordingly, the decision of the Court of Appeals as to the constitutional issue is reversed, and the case remanded to the Court of Appeals for determination of the remaining issues on their merits.
REVERSED IN PART AND REMANDED.
Justice HUDSON did not participate in the consideration or decision of this case.