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State v. Gray
Whether the trial court (1) erred in allowing the State to introduce text messages from a cell phone belonging to one of defendant's co-conspirators, and (2) committed plain error in admitting a detective's opinion testimony regarding the content of text messages among all co-conspirators.
State v. Pendergraft
Whether an indictment charging defendant with obtaining property by false pretenses was fatally defective because it failed to state the alleged false representation made by defendant.
State v. Perkins
Whether defendant must testify in order to preserve an in limine objection to impeachment by prior conviction; whether prior record level is reviewable after defendant's stipulation.
State v. Taylor
Whether the trial court committed plain error by admitting testimony from a detective that vouched for the credibility of the alleged victim.
Ussery v Branch Banking And Trust
Trial court's grant of summary judgment for defendant on plaintiffs' action seeking cancellation of a promissory note; whether defendant is entitled to judgment on the indebtedness.
Supreme Court Opinions Filed August 21, 2015
In re Burke
Appeal from decision of N.C. Board of Bar Examiners denying petitioner's application to take the N.C. bar exam.
In re R.R.N.
Adjudication of abuse and neglect of a juvenile resulting from alleged sexual abuse by the child's caretaker; interpretation of definition of caretaker in the Juvenile Code.
LexisNexis Risk Data Mgmt., Inc. v. N.C. AOC
Whether ACIS, a database maintained and controlled by AOC but totally composed of data entered by county clerks of court, is a public record; whether AOC is the custodian of ACIS.
State ex rel. Util. Comm'n v. Cooper, Att'y Gen.
Appeal from portion of ratemaking order approving an accelerated cost recovery mechanism for water and sewer system infrastructure improvements by Aqua N.C., Inc.
State v. McKinney
Motion to suppress evidence; whether probable cause existed to issue a search warrant for defendant's residence.
State v. Triplett
Whether the trial court committed prejudicial error in denying defendant's requests to introduce evidence that might show bias by a key witness against him.
State v. Young
Whether, in defendant's second criminal trial, the trial court committed prejudicial error by admitting evidence concerning civil complaints that had been filed and a civil judgment that had been entered against defendant; N.C.G.S. 1-149
Supreme Court Opinions Filed July 23, 2015
Hart v. State
Whether the Opportunity Scholarship Program, which provides educational scholarships to eligible children in lower-income families to attend non-public schools, violates the North Carolina Constitution.
Richardson v. State
Whether the Opportunity Scholarship Program, which provides educational scholarships to eligible children in lower-income families to attend non-public schools, violates the North Carolina Constitution.
Supreme Court Opinions Filed June 11, 2015
Cape Fear River Watch v N.C. Envtl. Mgmt. Comm'n
Whether appeal from an administrative agency's order on petition for judicial review of EMC's declaratory ruling interpreting application of groundwater protection rules to power plant coal ash ponds that received initial permits to operate before 1984 should be dismissed for mootness.
In re J.C.
Disposition order setting conditions for mother's visitation with minor children under N.C.G.S. 7B-905.1; whether the trial court erred in imposing costs of supervised visitation on the mother without first determining the mother's ability to pay those costs
In re T.L.H.
Termination of parental rights; whether the trial court abused its discretion by failing to hold a hearing to inquire whether a GAL should be appointed to represent the mother pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1101.1(c)