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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.
Supreme Court Opinions Filed October 20, 2023
Batson v. Coastal Res. Comm'n
Whether the Coastal Resources Commission's denial of petitioners' request for a contested case hearing was substantially justified and therefore did not support an award of attorneys' fees to petitioners.
McKnight v. Wakefield Missionary Baptist Church, Inc.
Whether a permanent injunction may issue and costs may be assessed for infringement of a church trade name.
State v. Arthur
Whether an officer may present lay testimony regarding the identity of a controlled substance.
State v. Julius
Whether the trial court erred by denying defendant's motion to suppress.
State v. Pickens
Whether the trial court erred in admitting evidence of defendant's prior bad acts pursuant to Rule 404(b) of the North Carolina Rules of Evidence and whether during sentencing the trial court improperly considered defendant's decision to exercise his right to a jury trial.
Town of Midland v. Harrell
Whether the Court of Appeals erred in holding that the Town of Midland had standing to bring a lawsuit against defendants for violations of its land development ordinance.
Supreme Court Opinions Filed September 1, 2023
Sound Rivers, Inc. v. N.C. Dep't of Env't Quality
Whether the Administrative Law Judge properly affirmed the issuance of a permit, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 150B-34(a) (2021).
State v. Abbitt
Whether the trial court erred in refusing to admit evidence proffered by the defense which defendants asserted would tend to exculpate them in connection to the crimes for which defendants were being tried.
State v. Hicks
Evidence taken in the light most favorable to the State was sufficient to support the trial court's decision to instruct the jury on the aggressor doctrine even in circumstances involving the defense of habitation.