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State v. Oglesby
Whether a juvenile defendant received ineffective assistance of counsel during a resentencing hearing because counsel did not ask the court to run all of the defendant's sentences concurrently.
Wing v. Goldman Sachs Tr. Co., N.A.
Revocable trust; appellate jurisdiction, trial court's subject matter jurisdiction, and the trustee's duties and powers concerning trust litigation.
Supreme Court Opinions Filed July 15, 2022
In re A.M.C.
Termination of parental rights; whether the trial court erred by denying respondent's motion to continue.
In re B.E.
Termination of parental rights; whether the trial court erred by denying respondent-father's motion to continue; whether the trial court properly concluded respondents' parental rights were subject to termination under N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1).
In re C.H.
Whether the trial court erred in ceasing reunification efforts; whether the trial court made the required findings under N.C.G.S. 7B-906.2(d) to eliminate reunification from the permanent plan.
In re J.A.J.
Appeal from orders terminating respondent-mother's and respondent-father's parental rights under N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1)-(3), (6), and (7); whether the trial court erred by not appointing respondent-mother a guardian ad litem; whether the trial court's findings of fact support its adjudication of grounds to terminate respondent-father's parental rights under N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(7); whether the trial court abused its discretion by determining it was in K.D.M.J.'s best interests to terminate respondents' parental rights.
In re J.C.J.
Appeal from an order terminating respondents' parental rights; whether the evidence supports the trial court's findings of fact and conclusions of law that grounds existed to terminate respondents' parental rights for failure to pay a reasonable portion of the cost of the care provided to the juveniles pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(3); whether the trial court abused its discretion in terminating respondents' parental rights.
In re J.D.O.
Termination of parental rights; lack of jurisdictional findings under N.C.G.S. 7B-1101; judicial notice of documents in the case file; adjudication of neglect under N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1); sufficiency of adjudicatory findings; likelihood of future neglect; cumulative error.
In re K.N.
Appeal from an order terminating respondent's parental rights; whether the trial court erred by entering findings of fact and conclusions of law as a substitute judge despite not hearing the evidence.
In re M.C.
Appeal from an order terminating respondent-father's parental rights; whether the evidence supports the court's findings of fact and conclusions of law that grounds existed to terminate respondent-father's parental rights pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(3).
In re M.R.
Appeal from an order terminating respondent-mother's parental rights under N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1)-(2) and respondent-father's parental rights under N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1)-(3), (5), and (7) (2021); whether the trial court erred in determining that there was a likelihood of repetition of neglect if the children were returned to respondent-mother's care; whether the trial court abused its discretion in determining it was in the children's best interests that respondent-parents' parental rights be terminated.
In re N.W.
Dismissal of petition to terminate parental rights for failure to prove that the parent's parental rights were subject to termination based upon abandonment pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(7).
In re R.L.R.
Termination of parental rights for neglect pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1); whether the record evidence and the trial court's findings supported the trial court's conclusion that there was likelihood of future neglect; whether the trial court abused its discretion in determining that termination would be in the juvenile's best interests.
Supreme Court Opinions Filed June 17, 2022
Bartley v. City of High Point
Whether the Court of Appeals properly affirmed the trial court's partial denial of defendant's motion for summary judgment as to the claims against him in his individual capacity, finding genuine issues of material fact exist concerning whether defendant acted with malice when arresting plaintiff, thereby overcoming the presumption of public official immunity that would otherwise bar such claims against defendant.
Belmont Ass'n v. Farwig
Whether the Court of Appeals erred in interpreting provisions of N.C.G.S. 22B-20 and affirming the trial court's grant of summary judgment on that basis.
Fund Holder Reps., LLC v. N.C. Dep't of State Treasurer
Whether the Court of Appeals erred in affirming the trial court's order affirming the Treasurer's declaratory ruling, which concluded that N.C.G.S. 116B-78(d) prohibits property finders from depositing checks into trust accounts for their clients.
In re A.A.
Standing to file a private termination of parental rights petition; abandonment as a ground to support termination; disposition.
In re B.B.
Termination of parental rights; jurisdiction; denial of motion to continue; adjudication of neglect pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1); and ineffective assistance of counsel.