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16,095 Appellate Court Opinions
Carlton v. Burke Cty. Bd. of Educ.
Negligent infliction of emotional distress.
Chavez v. Carmichael
writ of habeas corpus; subject matter jurisdiction, mootness-public interest; immigration and customs enforcement detainer requests; 287(g) Agreement, 8 USC sec. 1357; Supremacy Clause, US Const. art VI, cl. 2; Immigration and Naturalization Clause, US Const. art. I, sec. 8, cl. 4.
NationStar Mortg. LLC v. Curry
Estate sale of real property, commissioner's deed, prior recorded deed of trust, party to special proceeding, receipt of notice, lien, proceeds of judicial sale.
PHG Asheville, LLC v. City of Asheville
Conditional use permit; prima facie showing; competent substantial material evidence; de novo review of question of law; expert testimony; quasi-judicial standards.
QUB Studios, LLC v. Marsh
Motion to reconsider; Motion for relief; Amended complaint; Relate back; Collateral attack; Motion to dismiss; Judgment on the pleadings; Request for written findings
Rouse v. Forsyth Cty. DSS
Administrative Procedure; Termination; Just Cause; Due Process; Findings of Fact; Conclusions of Law; Attorney's Fees; Back Pay
State v. Allen
ineffective assistance of counsel; insufficiency of appellate record
State v. Bennett
MAR. Padilla
State v. Booker
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-90; Embezzlement indictment; Motion to dismiss; Disjunctive jury instructions; Testimony concerning post-arrest silence; Plain error
State v. Buchanan
False Pretenses; Single Taking Rule; Jury Instructions; Double Jeopardy; Plain Error
State v. DeGraffenried
NCGS 15A-1230(a); trial by jury; improper closing arguments; trial court intervention ex mero motu; prejudice.
State v. Guy
testimonial statements; motion to dismiss and substantial evidence; ex mero motu intervention; acting in concert jury instruction; double jeopardy
State v. Jackson
motion to suppress; traffic stop; reasonable suspicion; probable cause; consent; inevitable discovery
State v. McNeil
Criminal law, felony sentencing, possession of drug paraphernalia, prior record level
State v. Mitchell
Motion to suppress evidence obtained from search of home; co-tenant consent to entry; motion to suppress in-court and out-of-court identification evidence
State v. Nickens
Indictment; Motion to Dismiss; Trespass; Ineffective Assistance of Counsel.
Supreme Court Opinions Filed October 26, 2018
In re Chapman
Review of recommendation for thirty-day suspension without pay.
Meinck v. City of Gastonia
Negligence action for a slip and fall on City-owned premises leased to a nonprofit entity; summary judgment granted for defendant based on governmental immunity; whether ownership and maintenance of the building was a governmental or proprietary function.
State v. Arrington
Appeal from sentence imposed in conjunction with a plea agreement; whether the trial court erred in accepting defendant's stipulation to a previous second-degree murder conviction as a Class B1 offense; application of State v. Sanders and State v. Wingate to determine whether the stipulation was to a question of fact or a question of law.