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In re: K.P.W.
Termination of parental rights; abandonment, neglect
In re: N.M.C.
neglect; parental rights; termination; certiorari; repetition of neglect
In re: Shannon
Property tax commission, tax assessment, arbitrary or illegal valuation
In re: Sorrell
Motion to Vacate Judgment, foreclosure, sale of property.
Lowder v. Lowder
Equitable distribution
Sam's Com. Props., LLC v. Town of Mooresville
agency review, ordinance interpretation, free use presumption.
Sanderford v. Dark
Rule 26; Rule 26(b)(4)(e); in pari materia; expert witness disclosure
State v. Alex
Plain error; Lay witness; Opinion testimony; Abuse of discretion; Invited error; Rules of Evidence; Officer’s investigative process; Co-defendant confessions; N.C. R. App. P. 10; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 8C-1, R. 701; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 8C-1, R. 704.
State v. Brown
First-degree murder; lesser-included offense instruction; closing argument
State v. Hall
Second-degree Forcible Rape; Improper Closing Argument; Judge's Failure to Intervene Ex Meru Moto; Unobjected to Closing Arguments; Biblical References; Allen Jury Charge
State v. Martin
Second-degree murder; motion to dismiss; lay-witness testimony; jury instructions; substantial evidence; de novo; abuse of discretion.
State v. McLeod
Traffic Stop; Seizure; Search; Fourth Amendment; Reasonable Suspicion; Active Probation; Probation Conditions; Consent.
State v. Powell
Case descriptors: Petition for writ of certiorari; Jury instructions; Identity of the perpetrator; N.C.P.I. Crim. 104.90.
State v. Scott
capacity to proceed; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15-1001(a); amnesia; sufficient findings; competent evidence in the record; no abuse of discretion
State v. Sluss
first-degree murder; prior victim statements; admissibility of evidence; availability of declarant; ineffective assistance of counsel
State v. Smith
Error by trial court - no jury instruction on attempted second-degree sexual offense
State v. Woodring
Domestic violence protective order; intimidating a witness; possession of methamphetamine
Union Cnty. Bd. of Educ. v. Ret. Sys. Div.
Untimely notice of appeal; appellate jurisdiction
Court of Appeals Unpublished Opinions Filed October 17, 2023
Brann v. Brann
Appeal of Custody Order modifying prior Custody Agreement based on changes in circumstances to award primary physical custody of minor children to Appellee.