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State v. Saldana
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-96; Guilty plea; Conditional discharge; Motion to withdraw plea; Motion for appropriate relief; Immigration; Federal law; Manifest injustice; Misunderstanding consequences of guilty plea.
State v. Shumate
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-34.1; Jury Instructions; “In Operation”; Motion to Dismiss; No Error.
Supreme Court Opinions Filed December 15, 2023
D.V. Shah Corp. v. VroomBrands, LLC
Whether a trial court reversibly errs in failing to exercise its discretion to hear oral testimony at summary judgment based on a misapprehension of law.
Morris v. Rodeberg
Whether the Court of Appeals correctly concluded that plaintiff's medical malpractice action was barred by the applicable statute of limitations.
N.C. Farm Bureau Mut. Ins. Co. v. Herring
Whether the Court of Appeals erred in holding that defendant qualified as a resident of her mother's household for purposes of the underinsured motorist policy issued to her mother.
State v. Alvarez
Officers had independent reasonable suspicion to initiate a traffic stop. The traffic stop did not violate defendant's Fourth Amendment rights.
State v. Beck
Evidence considered in the light most favorable to the State was sufficient to support the trial court's decision to submit multiple counts of conspiracy to the jury.
State v. Fritsche
Whether the trial court erred in its interpretation of N.C.G.S. 14 208.12A and its denial of defendant's petition for removal from the North Carolina Sex Offender Registry.
State v. Lancaster
Whether the common law crime of going armed to the terror of the public contains an essential element that the conduct occur on a public highway.
State v. Tucker
Whether defendant's Batson claims are procedurally barred under N.C.G.S. 15A-1419.
State v. Wilson
Whether defendant is entitled to an instruction on second-degree murder as a lesser-included offense of first-degree murder pursued under the theory of felony murder.
State v. Woolard
Whether this Court properly granted the State's petition for certiorari, and whether a police officer had probable cause to arrest a motorist for driving while impaired.
Wynn v. Frederick
Whether magistrates are other officers under N.C.G.S. 58-76-5 and accordingly may be sued under their official bond and whether judicial immunity is an available defense to official capacity claims against judicial officers.
Court of Appeals Published Opinions Filed December 5, 2023
Elliott v. Dep't of Transp.
Inverse Condemnation;
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 136-111;
Demand for Jury Trial;
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 136-108 hearing;
Denial of private property owners' access to public road;
Expert testimony;
Actions taken during improvements;
Takings damages;
Groseclose v. Groseclose
child custody; alimony; modification; substantial change of circumstances; calculation of income; findings of fact; contempt; purge conditions
In re: Alcantara
sex offender registration, substantially similar, burden of proof
Sinclair v. Sinclair
modification of child support, jurisdiction, registration of child support orders, Uniform Interstate Family Support Act
State v. Dixon
Batson procedure, motion for mistrial, motion to recuse.