Case Name: STATE of North Carolina v. Gary William CANNON
Court: Supreme Court of North Carolina
Jurisdiction: North Carolina
Decision Date: 2018-03-02
Citations: 809 S.E.2d 567
Docket Number: No. 276A17
Parties: STATE of North Carolina
v.
Gary William CANNON
Judges: 
Reporter: South Eastern Reporter 2d
Volume: 809
Pages: 567–567

Head Matter:
STATE of North Carolina
v.
Gary William CANNON
No. 276A17
Supreme Court of North Carolina.
Filed March 2, 2018
Joshua H. Stein, Attorney General, by Thomas J. Campbell, Special Deputy Attorney General, for the State.
William D. Spence, Kinston, for defendant-appellant.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
The decision of the Court of Appeals is affirmed. However, we specifically disavow that court's taking of judicial notice of the prevalence of Wal-Mart stores in Gastonia and in the area between Gastonia and Denver, as well as of the "ubiquitous nature of Wal-Mart stores." State v. Cannon , -N.C. App. -, -, 804 S.E.2d 199, 202 (2017).
AFFIRMED.