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State v. Best
admission of lay testimony; testimony on subsequent thoughts
State v. Byron Donnell Green
objection to State's closing argument; prejudice to defendant
State v. Reed
motion to suppress; custody; interrogation; inculpatory statements; sex offender registry; satellite-based monitoring
State v. Ricardo V. Hale
trial court's error in failing to give curative instruction after sustaining objection during closing argument did not prejudice defendant based on the evidence of his guilt; abuse of discretion applies to trial court's decision whether to give additional jury instructions and trial court did not abuse its discretion by rereading substantive instructions rather than directly answering jury's question; record did not affirmatively disclose that trial court relied on pending charge when sentencing defendant to consecutive sentences
State v. Riggs
independent review under Anders and Kinch revealed no meritorious basis for appeal
Court of Appeals Unpublished Opinions Filed October 5, 2021
Capps v. The Cumberland Cty. Bd. of Educ.
Governmental immunity; waiver of immunity by purchase of liability insurance; self-insured retention.
Gainey v. Olson
Family law; award of attorneys' fees; sufficiency of findings of fact and evidence of reasonableness of fees; award of fees in excess of value of marital estate
In Re A.L.
abuse, neglect, and dependency; trial court's factual findings failed to address substantial risk of future neglect based on historical facts of case
In re B.J.
Rule 3.1(e), no-merit brief.
In Re J.D.F
Juvenile interrogation, custodial interrogation, suppression hearing, and findings of fact
In re P.C., P.O.H., P.E.H.
abuse, neglect, juvenile, petition, adjudication, disposition, hearing, drug testing, random drug screening, sexual offense, indecent liberties with children, parent, social services
Lehn v. Lehn
Rule 59/60 Motion; child support
MacGregor v. Sprung
Interlocutory appeal; dissolution of stay; concurrent actions.
Milone & MacBroom, Inc. v. Corkum
Supplemental Proceedings and Subject-Matter Jurisdiction
Spahr v. Spahr
Child custody; modification; mootness; due process violation; right to present evidence
State of N. Carolina v. Kevin Ray Holliday
Indecent liberties; SBM; 4th Amendment; facial challenge; review hearing; denial of Rule 2.
State of N. Carolina v. Marcus L. Alston
proof of external weapon not required for conviction of felony murder based on predicate felony of felonious child abuse; evidence was sufficient to prove use by defendant of his body as a deadly weapon; indictment identifying victim using initials and birthday was not fatally defective for failing to name the victim
State of N. Carolina v. Tavares Redd
Alford, second-degree murder, prior record level, points, sentencing, resentencing hearing, stipulate, stipulation, possession, controlled substance, out of state, conviction
State v. Arthur
trial court did not err by admitting lay opinion testimony identifying substance as marijuana; sentence under habitual felon laws did not amount to cruel and unusual punishment.