State v. Walters, 815 S.E.2d 376 (2018)
STATE
v.
Christina Shea WALTERS
548A00-2
Supreme Court of North Carolina.
July 17, 2018
Ms. Shelagh R. Kenney, Attorney at Law, for Walters, Christina Shea
Mr. Malcolm Ray Hunter, Jr., Durham, Attorney at Law, for Walters, Christina Shea
Ms. Danielle Marquis Elder, Special Deputy Attorney General, for State of North Carolina
Mr. Jonathan P. Babb, Raleigh, Special Counsel to Attorney General, for State of North Carolina
Mr. James E. Williams, Jr., Carrboro, Attorney at Law, for N.C. Advocates for Justice
Mr. James E. Coleman, Jr., Attorney at Law, for Becton, Charles, et al.
Mr. Robert P. Mosteller, Attorney at Law, for Professors John Charles Boger & Robert P. Mosteller
Mr. Grady Jessup, Attorney at Law, for N.C. Association of Black Lawyers
Ms. Lisa A. Bakale-Wise, Attorney at Law, for N.C. State Conference of the NAACP
Mr. Irving Joyner, Durham, Attorney at Law, for N.C. State Conference of the NAACP
Mr. Edward Joseph Blocher, Jr., Attorney at Law, for Social Scientists
Ms. Janet Moore, Attorney at Law, for National Association for Public Defense
Mr. Carlos E. Mahoney, Durham, Attorney at Law, for NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.
Ms. Jin Hee Lee, Attorney at Law, Pro Hac Vice, for NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.
Mr. W. Kerrel Murray, Attorney at Law, Pro Hac Vice, for NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Defense Fund, Inc.
Ms. Cynthia F. Adcock, Attorney at Law, for N.C. Council of Churches
Mr. Burton Craige, Raleigh, Attorney at Law, for N.C. Advocates for Justice
Mr. Jeremy M. Falcone, Raleigh, Attorney at Law, for Former State and Federal Prosecutors
Mr. William R. West, District Attorney, for State *377The following order has been entered on the motion filed on the 16th of July 2018 by Professors John Charles Boger and Robert P. Mosteller for leave to file Amicus Curiae Brief:
"Motion Allowed by order of the Court in conference, this the 17th of July 2018."
Unless already submitted, the Amicus Brief shall be submitted to the court within the times allowed and in the manner provided by Appellate Rule 28(i).