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State v Beckelheimer
Admissibility of prior acts testimony against defendant under Evidence Rule 404(b)
State v Bradshaw
Sufficiency of evidence that defendant constructively possessed contraband found in a bedroom with indicia of domain present.
State v King
Whether the trial court abused its discretion by excluding expert testimony about repressed memory theory under Rule of Evidence 403
State v Moore
Admission of police officer's testimony that defendant exercised his Miranda right to remain silent; plain error review
State v Otto
Motion to suppress evidence of DWI; whether one of the trial court's findings of fact was supported by substantial, competent evidence; whether police had reasonable suspicion to stop defendant's vehicle
State v Salinas
Whether, after concluding that the trial court applied the wrong legal standard in granting defendant's motion to suppress, the Court of Appeals should have: (i) remanded the case to the trial court to reevaluate the evidence pursuant to the correct standard; or (ii) reversed the erroneous order without remand
State v Sweat
Application of corpus delicti rule to defendant's extrajudicial confession and conviction for four counts of sexual offense with a child; erroneous jury instructions
State v Towe
Whether expert testimony that a child had been sexually abused was properly admitted at trial; plain error review.
State v Williams
Denial of defendant's motion to suppress evidence; whether there was reasonable suspicion to extend defendant's detention beyond the scope of an otherwise valid traffic stop
Supreme Court Opinions Filed April 13, 2012
In re P.D.R.
Application of N.C.G.S. § 15A-1242 to a waiver of counsel inquiry in a termination of parental rights hearing
Stark v Ford Motor Co.
Products liability action; N.C.G.S. § 99B-3.
State v Joe
Whether trial court erred in granting defendant's pretrial motions to suppress and to dismiss the charge of resisting a public officer; and resulting in the dismissal of all charges against defendant
State v Lawrence
Whether the trial court committed plain error by erroneously instructing the jury on conspiracy to commit robbery with a dangerous weapon when it gave proper instructions on attempted robbery with a dangerous weapon.
State v Lewis
On retrial; admissibility of evidence presented at defendant's MAR hearing following his first trial on the same charges; whether defendant should have been allowed to cross-examine the victim about her identification of him and a codefendant as perpetrators of the alleged crimes; whether the trial court should have barred introduction of evidence about the weapon purportedly used by defendant; whether the Court of Appeals erred in ordering dismissal of all charges
Variety Wholesalers, Inc. v Salem Logistics Traffic Servs.
Claims for conversion and constructive trust against an asset-based lender whose debtor allegedly converted the plaintiff's funds
Supreme Court Opinions Filed March 9, 2012
In re Hartsfield
Review of recommendation for judicial suspension
In re Totten
Review of recommendation for judicial censure
State v. Anderson
Whether defendant made a valid waiver of his right to counsel under N.C.G.S. § 15A-1242