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Supreme Court Opinions Filed June 28, 2024
Askew v. City of Kinston
Whether plaintiffs must exhaust administrative remedies before filing a Corum claim under Article I, Section 19 of the North Carolina Constitution.
In re A.J.L.H., C.A.L.W., M.J.L.H.
Whether the Court of Appeals correctly determined that the trial court erred in denying visitation to respondent-mother.
Court of Appeals Published Opinions Filed June 18, 2024
Hale v. MacLeod
Rule 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss; Fraud; Particularity requirement; N.C. R. Civ. P. (9); Unfair and deceptive trade practices; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 75-1.1; Breach of contract; Convertible Promissory Note; Securities fraud; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 78A-56; Securities exemptions; Private offering exemption.
Halikierra Cmty. Servs., LLC v. N.C. Dep't of Health & Hum. Servs.
administrative law judge; Medicaid; Administrative Procedure Act
In re: J.B., R.B., G.B., R.B., R.B., R.B.
Rule 3.1(e); no-merit; independent review; potential merit; arguably support appeal; Rule 28; Rule 28(b)(6); meaningful appellate review; In re L.E.M., 372 N.C. 396, 831 S.E.2d 341 (2019)
Lawrence v. Lawrence
Temporary custody order; Operation of time; Acquiescence; Conversion into permanent custody order; Modification of custody.
Myers v. Broome-Edwards
Violation of UDPA; self-help eviction
Sapia v. Sapia
equitable distribution, classification of property, marital property, separate property, distributive award
State v. Bruer
jury selection; motion for mistrial; N.C. Gen. Stat. 15A-1061; motion to dismiss; possession of firearm by a felon; constructive possession; shackling; N.C. Gen. Stat. 15A-1031; invited error; failure to preserve issue for appeal
State v. Cable
Improper storage; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-315.1; Involuntary manslaughter; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-18; Motion to dismiss; Insufficient evidence; In a condition that the firearm can be discharged; Discharged; Fire; Dry fire; Ambiguous; Rule of lenity; Statutory construction; Preservation; Rule 2; Rule 10; De novo; Underlying misdemeanor; Loaded; Unloaded; Safety mechanism; Reversed; Vacated
State v. Carpio
subject matter jurisdiction; criminal pleading; indictment; misdemeanor; citation; timely objection; preservation; derivative; variance; fatal variance; Rule 10(a)(1); plain error; prejudice; reckless driving; form; substance
State v. Norris
Possession of firearm by a felon; Motions to Dismiss; Constructive Possession; Totality of Circumstances
State v. Rager
district court, jurisdiction, intoxicated and disruptive in public, making harassing phone calls, superior court, jury trial waiver, prejudice, sufficiency of the evidence
State v. Saddler
jailhouse phone calls, implied admission, alleged prosecutorial misconduct
State v. Watlington
State v. Chambers, juror substitution, N.C. Gen. Stat. 15-In re Civil Penalty
State v. Young
Special jury instructions; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-181(a); N.C. R. Civ. P. 51(b); Submit in writing; Fingerprint evidence; Pretrial identification; Impermissibly suggestive; High likelihood of irreparable misidentification; Closing argument; Intervene ex mero motu; No prejudicial error.
The N.C. State Bar v. Key
order of discipline, misconduct, Rules of Professional Conduct, findings of fact, conclusions of law, substantial evidence, tax withholding, income taxes, trust accounting, client ledger, entrusted funds, mistrial, confidentiality, mortgage fraud, grievance process, letter of notice, discipline, suspension, disbarment, commission of felony, bad faith obstruction of the disciplinary process