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In re J.A.M.
Appeal from a decision of the Court of Appeals that, on remand from this Court, affirmed a trial court's adjudication of neglect of a minor child; whether clear and convincing evidence supported the findings of fact on which the order was based.
Pachas v. N.C. Dep't of Health & Human Servs.
Action seeking trial court's enforcement of its previous order requiring DHHS to use the federal poverty level for a family when determining petitioner's income eligibility for Medicaid benefits; whether the trial court properly dismissed the action for lack of jurisdiction because petitioner did not exhaust her administrative remedies before taking the issue directly to court.
Saunders v. ADP TotalSource Fi Xi, Inc.
Workers' Compensation; whether, when reviewing an appeal from an Industrial Commission decision that an attorney's fee was unreasonable, the superior court exceeded its authority under N.C.G.S. 97-90(c) and thus lacked subject-matter jurisdiction over the appeal.
State v. Gentle
Appeal by defendant from order imposing lifetime satellite-based monitoring on grounds that the trial court did not make a finding of 'reasonableness' before ordering SBM; whether the Court of Appeals erred by dismissing defendant's untimely appeal from the trial court's order, to which he did not object at trial.
State v. Thompson
Appeal from convictions for violations of the Controlled Substances Act following defendant's guilty plea; whether the trial court erred in denying defendant's motion to suppress incriminating evidence recovered from the trunk of his car; whether defendant was 'seized' within the meaning of the Fourth Amendment.
Court of Appeals Published Opinions Filed January 15, 2019
Dill v. Loiseau
Declaratory Judgment; Restrictive covenants; General scheme of development; Radical changes to covenanted area; Waiver of right to enforce covenants
In re: E.M.
juvenile delinquency; mandatory referral to area mental health services director when trial court presented with evidence that juvenile is mentally ill
In re: I.R.L.
Parental rights; termination; domestic violence; DVPO; abandonment; willfulness; child support; notice
Jackson v. Don Johnson Forestry, Inc.
Wills, property rights, life estate, remaindermen, timber rights, trover, indemnity
Marlin Leasing Corp. v. Essa
Full Faith and Credit; service of process; default judgment; foreign jurisdiction
State v. Casey
Vouching; Credibility; Invited Error; Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Motion for Appropriate Relief; Cross-Examination; Sexual Abuse; Expert; Trial Counsel; Appellate Counsel
State v. Gonzalez
Conflicting Court of Appeals Precedent; In re Civil Penalty; Authority of Court of Appeals Panels to Overrule Earlier Panel Decisions
State v. Hinton
aggravated sentencing; aggravating factor; Blakely v. Washington; harmless error
State v. Juene
Robbery; Robbery with a Dangerous Weapon; Motion to Suppress; Pre-trial Identification; Show-up; Sixth Amendment; Impermissibly Suggestive
State v. Mayo
guilty plea; Anders brief; civil judgment for attorney's fees and costs
State v. Smith
First-degree capital murder; premeditation and deliberation; felony murder; jury instructions on informant's testimony; acting in concert; Rules of Evidence, 401, 402 and 403.
State v. Wilson
motion to dismiss; disseminating obscene material to a minor; unanimous jury verdict; indecent liberties; first-degree statutory rape of a child; reconsideration of decision not to testify
Walsh v. Jones
custody modification, visitation