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In re J.L.F.
Termination of parental rights pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1)-(2), (5)-(7); no-merit review pursuant to N.C.R. App. P. 3.1(e).
In re K.N.
Termination of parental rights; whether the trial court had subject matter jurisdiction to enter termination order; whether the trial court operated under a misapprehension of law that post-petition facts were irrelevant and unnecessary in terminating parental rights under N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1)-(2).
In re M.A.
Whether the trial court erred in adjudicating grounds to terminate respondent's parental rights under N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1).
In re M.J.M.
Termination of parental rights; whether the trial court had subject matter jurisdiction over a petition to terminate parental rights where an order had previously been entered in another county establishing petitioner's guardianship of the child; whether the trial court failed to exercise its discretion to appoint the children a guardian ad litem under N.C.G.S. 7B-1108(c).
In re S.C.L.R.
Compliance with N.C.G.S. 7B-1104(2); appeal from order terminating respondents' parental rights pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(4), (7).
In re Z.G.J.
Termination of parental rights; whether the termination petition was filed by an individual or entity with standing; whether the trial court improperly relied solely on the termination petition when determining grounds existed to terminate respondent's parental rights; whether the trial court's findings of fact supported its conclusion that grounds for termination existed under N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1)-(3), (6).
Court of Appeals Published Opinions Filed August 17, 2021
85' & Sunny, LLC v. Currituck Cty.
County zoning board decision was supported by substantial, competent evidence in view of the entire record; trial court's review of county zoning board in nature of certiorari; interpretation of county unified development ordinance.
Gribble v. Bostian
easement, appurtenant, not located, acquiesced, competent evidence, practical location, reasonable way, Dead Man's Statute, Hearsay
State v. McDougald
motion for a mistrial; Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of counsel; Eyewitness Identification Reform Act (?EIRA?)
State v. McLymore
robbery with a firearm; jury instructions; trial court did not err when it did not designate the victims named in the indictment as the alleged victims of the armed robbery
State v. Newborn
Possession of firearm by felon separate indictment requirement; findings of fact regarding material evidentiary conflict; readily accessible firearm; objective probable cause.
State v. Staton
Firearm, motion to dismiss, N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-34.1, occupied, vehicle
Walter v. Walter
child custody, contempt order, contempt
Waly v. Alkamary
UCCJEA, motion to stay, domestic violence protective order, full faith and credit
Supreme Court Opinions Filed August 13, 2021
Carolina Mulching Co. v. Raleigh-Wilmington Invs. II, LLC
Review of Court of Appeals' decision addressing judgment entered after a bench trial pursuant to N.C.G.S. 1A-1, Rule 52(a)(1).
Est. of Long v. Fowler
Whether State employees are entitled to sovereign immunity against claims of negligence, gross negligence, and wrongful death brought against them in their individual capacities, and whether complaint stated cause of action.
In re Harris Teeter, LLC
Whether the Court of Appeals erred in affirming the Property Tax Commission's conclusion that the County met its shifted burden of proving that its tax appraisal methodologies produced true values for the taxpayer's business personal property.
Mucha v. Wagner
Whether an out-of-state defendant's phone calls to the cell phone of a person he had no reason to know was physically present in North Carolina establish the minimum contacts sufficient to vest jurisdiction over defendant in North Carolina courts.