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15,820 Appellate Court Opinions
State v. Hairston
voluntary manslaughter; jury instructions; sufficiency of evidence to survive motion to dismiss; preserving issue re: sufficiency of evidence
State v. Johnson
4th/14th amendments, search of person, Terry pat-down; consent to search, seizure of person; motion to suppress
State v. Johnson
Reasonable Suspicion
Infer findings
Uncontradicted evidence
State v. Pierre
Jury Instruction, Acting in concert, Unsupported legal theory, Prejudice
State v. Smith
solicitation to commit murder; jury instructions
State v. Wise
Attempted robbery with a dangerous weapon; jury instructions; lesser included offenses; common law robbery; simple assault; BB gun; de novo review; firearm; dangerous weapon; failure to instruct; reversible error; conflicting evidence; out-of-court statement by party-opponent
Supreme Court Opinions Filed December 6, 2019
Daughtridge v. Tanager Land, LLC
Boundary dispute; whether the trial court erred in granting judgment for defendant in an action to quiet title and in determining the location of the boundary line at issue.
Hamlet H.M.A., LLC v. Hernandez
Whether the conduct in this case was related to the rendering of professional services such that plaintiff is exempt from UDTP liability by the learned profession exception.
In re A.R.A.
Termination of parental rights; whether the district court received sufficient evidence and made adequate findings of fact to support a termination of respondent's parental rights under N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1)-(2) (2017); whether the district court abused its discretion by concluding that termination was in one of the child's best interest.
In re I.G.C.
Appeal from orders terminating respondents' parental rights under N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1)-(2) (2017); whether the district court's findings of fact supported its conclusion of law that respondent-mother's parental rights should be terminated; no-merit review of respondent-father's appeal pursuant to N.C. R. App. P. 3.1(e).
In re Z.V.A.
Termination of parental rights under N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1) (2017); whether the district court should have appointed respondent-mother a guardian ad litem; whether the district court's findings of fact supported its conclusion that respondent-father's parental rights were subject to termination; whether a statement by the district court reflected bias.
State v. Campbell
Whether sufficient evidence existed to raise a jury question with regard to the larceny charge against defendant.
State v. Corey
Appeal from sentence imposed for sexual offenses with a child after the trial court failed to conduct a charge conference before instructing the jury concerning an aggravating factor that the jury then found to exist; whether the Court of Appeals erred in vacating defendant's sentence and remanding for a new jury trial to determine the existence of the aggravating factor; validity of indictment for sexual offense against a child.
Court of Appeals Published Opinions Filed December 3, 2019
Cooper v. Berger
Separation of Powers; Appropriations; State Budget; As-Applied Constitutional Challenge
In re: Eldridge
Criminal Contempt; Motion to Recuse; Special Conditions.
Ironman Med. Props., LLC v. Tanvir Chodri, MD
Condominium Act Owners' association; directed verdict; fiduciary duty of officers; standing; constructive fraud; punitive damages; attorney's fees.
Mangan v. Hunter
Rule 9(j); Medical malpractice; Summary Judgment; Voir dire.
State of NC v. Kinston Charter Acad.
sovereign immunity, charter schools, North Carolina False Claims Act