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Court of Appeals Unpublished Opinions Filed March 16, 2021
Crawford v. Town of Summerfield
Failure to allege standing, motion to amend complaint, Rule 15, Rules 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(6) motions to dismiss, quo warranto action
Crosland v. Patrick
Statute of limitations bars claims of fraud, duress, or undue influence after three years. An alleged unilateral revocation of a prenuptial agreement argued in pleadings has no legal significance.
In re B.T.
abuse and neglect; relative placement priority; necessity of findings to support conclusion that placement of juvenile with non-relatives was in the best interest of juvenile
In re J.N.
juvenile, father, permanency planning order, hearing, abuse, neglect, child, custody, DSS, grandparents, guardianship, guardian ad litem, parent
In re S.O.
issues include whether the court had jurisdiction to enter permanency order awarding permanent guardianship of juvenile to foster parents; whether findings of fact support court's conclusion that parents are unfit and acted inconsistently with their constitutionally protected status; whether trial court erred by failing to notify appellants-parents of the right to file a motion for review; and whether evidence supported court's reunification findings and conclusions
Nichols v. United Painting Servs.
issue is whether the NC Industrial Commission erred by declining to consider two suitable employment opportunities supposedly offered to plaintiff following the hearing before the Deputy Commissioner because they had not been approved by plaintiff's physician as of the date of the initial hearing
State v. Benner
no error in declining to give N.C.P.I Crim. 308.10 instruction; no invited error; no plain error in failing to instruct jury on mistake of fact; failure to comply with N.C. R. App. P. 3 and properly notice appeal
State v. Green
Sexual battery, inadequate record
State v. Guerrero-Avila
Fourth Amendment, consent, coercion, motion to suppress, search, seizure
State v. Harris
incest, statutory rape, indecent liberties with a child, first-degree kidnapping, subject matter jurisdiction, sovereign citizen, standby counsel, victim, child, pregnancy, relinquishment of parental rights, pediatrician, hearsay, confrontation, competency, incompetent
State v. Kennington
probation condition, N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-1343, abuse of discretion
State v. Miller
motion to dismiss; misdemeanor child abuse; substantial risk of physical injury
State v. Robinson
strangulation, assault on a female, airway, detective, testimony, injury
State v. Shepard
Evidence in criminal trials; Plain error
State v. Watts
Plain Error; Prejudice; Certiorari; Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Taylor v. Taylor
divorce; alimony; dependent spouse
United Cmty. Bank v. Wakefield Missionary Baptist Church
grant of interpleader,
church dispute over access to bank accounts,
ecclesiastical entanglement,
substantial right,
subject matter jurisdiction,
appeal dismissed as interlocutory
Court of Appeals Unpublished Opinions Filed March 2, 2021
Callahan v. N.C. Dep't of Pub. Safety
issues include (1) whether the appeal is interlocutory and thus should be dismissed; (2) if not, whether plaintiff can assert a Corum claim under the NC Constitution when she has other adequate state remedies; and relatedly (3) whether the trial court erred in denying defendant's MTD the Corum claim