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State v. Brown
Admissibility of pornographic material featuring incest at trial under Rules of Evidence 403 and 404; whether defendant was convicted of an aggravated offense under N.C.G.S. § 14-208.6(1a) and thus subject to lifetime satellite-based monitoring
State v. Hunt
Whether expert testimony is required to establish the extent of a victim's mental capacity to consent when a defendant is charged with second-degree sexual offense pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 14-27.5 and crime against nature pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 14-177
State v. Jones
State v. Whitehead
MAR proceeding; whether a trial court can retroactively apply the Structured Sentencing Act to modify a criminal judgment entered under the Fair Sentencing Act
State v. Woodard
Whether it was reversible error for the trial court to require defendant to wear prison garb during his first day of trial
Wally v. City of Kannapolis
Whether City's zoning of a newly annexed tract of land (1) was illegal spot zoning and (2) complied with N.C.G.S. § 160A-383
Willis v. Willis
Action to reform a purported gift deed based upon the Grantor's unilateral mistake; whether the trial court erred in granting defendants' motion for directed verdict in their favor
Supreme Court Opinions Filed January 27, 2012
Cobb v. Town of Blowing Rock
Whether the trial court erroneously instructed the jury on the standard of care owed by a landowner to a child who was injured by a natural condition on the landowner's property
In re Dist. Admin. Order
Chief district court judge's authority to prohibit operation of a special traffic court established by the district attorney
In re Foreclosure of Vogler Realty, Inc.
Authority of clerk of superior court to determine reasonableness of attorney's fees that trustee-attorney in foreclosure proceeding pays to himself in addition to trustee's commission
In re J.R.V.
Delinquency adjudication proceeding; whether the trial court's violation of the juvenile's rights under N.C.G.S. § 7B-2405(4) was prejudicial
In re M.I.W.
Whether the trial court had subject matter jurisdiction over a termination of parental rights proceeding filed while an appeal from an earlier custody order was pending when TPR hearings were not held until after that appeal was decided; application of 2005 amendments to N.C.G.S. § 7B-1003
State v. Burke
Motion to suppress; whether police officer had reasonable suspicion to stop defendant's vehicle
State v. Mbacke
Warrantless search of defendant's vehicle following his arrest for carrying a concealed gun; application of U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Arizona v. Gant
Supreme Court Opinions Filed December 9, 2011
Crosland Ardrey Woods, LLC v Beazer Homes Corp.
Plaintiff's remedies for defendant's sequential breaches of contract
Orr v Calvert
Whether plaintiff's breach of fiduciary duty claim is barred by the statute of limitations
State v Nabors
Sufficiency of evidence as to identity of controlled substance where defendant's witness testified it was cocaine
State v Slaughter
Sufficiency of evidence that defendant constructively possessed marijuana and drug paraphernalia