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State v. Crew
Motion to dismiss; leading question during direct examination; plain error; restitution; authority to immediately convert restitution award to civil judgment
State v. Guinn
modification of probation; right to counsel; waiver; N.C. Gen. Stat. 15A-1242; subject-matter jurisdiction
State v. Heath
motion to suppress, conflicting material evidence
State v. Steele
embezzlement; fiduciary duty; jury instructions
State v. Ward
Sixth amendment, right to counsel, self-representation, expert witness, bolstering credibility of prosecuting witness, plain error review, ineffective assistance of counsel.
Court of Appeals Published Opinions Filed January 4, 2022
Asare v. Asare
alimony, divisible property, unequal distribution
Barus v. Coffey
Rule 12(b)(6), motion to modify child support
In re: K.H.
Trial court did not err in adjudicating juvenile neglected, N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-101(15); trial court properly admitted drug test results pursuant to the business records exception to the hearsay rule, N.C. Gen. Stat. § 8C-1, Rule 803(6), trial court did not abuse its discretion in juvenile disposition order.
State v. Hogan
excuse juror for cause; clerical error
State v. Redmond
Fatal variance, special property interest, injury to personal property, restitution, unsold property, market value not speculative
State v. Thompson
Motion to dismiss; fleeing to elude arrest; reasonable articulable suspicion; probable cause; N.C.G.S § 15A-401.
Court of Appeals Published Opinions Filed December 21, 2021
Bill Clark Homes of Raleigh, LLC v. Town of Fuquay-Varina
motion to dismiss; capacity fees; Quality Built Homes I; Quality Built Homes II; statute of limitations
Cedarbrook Residential Ctr., Inc. v. N.C. Dep't of Health & Hum. Servs.
Industrial Commission; motion to dismiss; Tort Claims Act; public duty doctrine; N.C. Gen. Stat. 143-299.1A.
Hirschler v. Hirschler
Contempt; civil contempt; criminal contempt; Moot; age of majority; dismissed; notice; sua sponte
Mendez v. Mendez
Child support modification; imputing plaintiff's income; depressing income; bad faith; extraordinary expenses; attorney's fees; medical conditions.
Roberson v. Trupoint Bank
Judgment on the pleadings; lack of enforceable agreement; negligent misrepresentation; fraud; particularity of averments of fraud; NCGS 1A-1, Rule9(b)
Rural Empowerment Ass'n for Cmty. Help v. State of N.C.
Right to Farm Act legislative amendments; three-judge panel; facial constitutional challenge; Law of the Land Clause; private versus general laws; right to trial by jury; limitations on damages; nuisance; agricultural and forestry activities; statute of limitation.
State v. Applewhite
Right to counsel; sufficient indictment; pro se representation; competency to stand trial; prior record level; no merger; NCGS 14-43.11(a)(i); human trafficking; promoting prostitution; habitual felon status; NCGS 90-113.22A