The decision of the Court of Appeals is vacated and this case is remanded to the Court of Appeals for reconsideration in light of our decision in *166State v. Malachi , --- N.C. ----, --- S.E.2d ----, 2018 WL 6436711 (2018).
VACATED AND REMANDED.
STATE of North Carolina
v.
Melvin Leroy FOWLER
No. 173PA17
Supreme Court of North Carolina.
Filed December 7, 2018
Joshua H. Stein, Attorney General, by Christopher W. Brooks, Special Deputy Attorney General, for the State-appellant.
Jason Christopher Yoder, for defendant-appellee.
PER CURIAM.
The decision of the Court of Appeals is vacated and this case is remanded to the Court of Appeals for reconsideration in light of our decision in *166State v. Malachi , --- N.C. ----, --- S.E.2d ----, 2018 WL 6436711 (2018).
VACATED AND REMANDED.