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Sanders v. N.C. Dep't of Transp.
Whether plaintiff abandoned his right to seek damages for Map Act restrictions on his land by not raising the issue in a condemnation action instituted by the N.C. Department of Transportation after those restrictions went into effect.
State v. Allison
Whether the Court of Appeals erred in concluding the trial court's jury instructions on the castle doctrine defense did not constitute plain error.
State v. Bracey
Whether there was sufficient evidence that a criminal defendant knew or had reasonable grounds to believe the gun in his possession was stolen in violation of N.C.G.S. 14-71.1.
State v. Calderon
Whether the trial court erred by denying defendant's motion to dismiss his indecent liberties charges.
State v. Ford
Whether the Court of Appeals erred in its sufficiency of the evidence analyses in considering the trial court's denial of defendant's motions to dismiss.
State v. Kelliher
Whether the Court of Appeals erred in concluding that the sentencing court entered an order that exceeded the scope of the reviewing court's mandate.
State v. Reel
Whether the Court of Appeals erred by affirming the trial court's order denying defendant's motion to suppress evidence under the knock and talk exception to the Fourth Amendment warrant requirement.
Court of Appeals Published Opinions Filed December 3, 2025
Horne v. Ginkgo Aurora LLC
Implied warranty of Habitability; Residential Rental Agreements Act; Imminently Dangerous Conditions; Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices; Prohibited Acts by Debt Collectors; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 42-46; Proximate Injury
PDII, LLC v. Sky Aircraft Maint., LLC
certificate of authority, personal jurisdiction, foreign corporation, registering to do business in North Carolina, motion to dismiss.
Reynolds v. Devotion Fam., LLC
Arbitration; operating agreement; interim award; arbitration award; arbitration clause; arbitrator's scope of authority; Revised Uniform Arbitration Act
Roach v. Wells Fargo Bank, Nat'l Ass'n
Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices, Summary Judgment, Foreclosure, Deed of Trust, Substantial Aggravating Circumstances, Gift Letter, Affirmed.
Southland Nat'l Ins. Corp. v. Lindberg
civil contempt; present ability to comply; competent evidence; reasonable measures; purge conditions; judicial notice; Article I, Section 28 of the North Carolina State Constitution.
State v. Allen
Cell tower “Handoff” location data;
Rule 702;
Daubert factors;
Expert witness;
Discovery Violation;
Preservation;
IAC;
State v. Crabtree
Subject matter jurisdiction; Writ of Certiorari; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-1344(a); Probation violation; Vacate.
State v. Cruz
motion to dismiss; statutory sex offense with a child; N.C. Gen. Stat. 14?27.28(a); substantial evidence of an essential element of N.C. Gen. Stat. 14?27.20(4)
State v. Kleist & Lipscomb
Aiding and Abetting, North Carolina General Statute Section 14-318.4(a2), Expert Testimony, Felony Child Abuse
State v. McKoy
Felony possession of controlled substance; jury instruction; amount
State v. Mitchell
Plain error; custodial interrogation; constructive possession; maintaining a dwelling.
State v. Mosley
robbery with a dangerous weapon, kidnapping, motion to arrest judgment, motion to dismiss