State v. Reynolds, 218 N.C. App. 433 (Feb. 7, 2012)

The defendant’s plea was not constitutionally valid where the trial judge misinformed the defendant of the maximum sentence he would receive. The trial court told the defendant that the maximum possible sentence would be 168 months' imprisonment when the maximum sentence (and the maximum ultimately imposed) was 171 months. The court rejected the State’s argument that the defendant was not prejudiced by this error.