NEWBY, Justice.
This case presents the issue of whether N.C.G.S. § 15A-1022(c) requires an independent judicial determination that a sufficient factual basis exists before a trial court accepts a guilty plea. We find it does and reverse the Court of Appeals.
I. BACKGROUND
On 8 March 2004, a grand jury indicted defendant for violating N.C.G.S. § 90-95. The indictment stated in pertinent part:
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