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State v. Douglas Dontay Peterson
first-degree murder, threat, perfect self-defense, imperfect self-defense, defense of others, jury instructions, victim, force, involuntary manslaughter, second-degree murder, aggressor
State v. Essam Allamadani
Appeal from civil judgment for court-appointed attorneys' fees; requirement of notice and opportunity to be heard; conflicting order for waiver of fees; unable to determine whether trial court made clerical error
State v. Flanagan
Revocation hearing; waiver of revocation hearing; jurisdiction; superior court; district court; N.C. Gen. Stat. Sec. 15A-1347; petition for writ of certiorari; N.C. R. App. P.4.
State v. Gary Shuford, Sr.
speeding to elude arrest; sufficiency of the evidence; trial court's failure to recognize and exercise its discretion at sentencing; concurrent v. consecutive sentences
State v. Guerrero
Jury instructions, statutory mitigating factors, defendant's right to a jury trial
State v. Herr
Motion for Appropriate Relief; Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; N.C. Gen. Stat. Section 15A-1420
State v. Joyner
Impartial Tribunal; Appellate Rule 2; N.C. Gen. Stat. s. 15A-1222; Chain of Custody
State v. Larry Moore
probation, trial court's exercise of discretion
STATE v. STEPHANIE LYN BECKWITH
Duress; sex offense; indecent liberties; imminent harm; ineffective assistance of counsel; plain error; jury instructions
State v. Steven Lamont Nivens
Possession of a firearm by a felon; possession of a stolen firearm; guilty knowledge; dishonest purpose; real evidence; and chain of custody
State v. Tarlton
Fatal variance, preservation, material element, surplusage
State v. Tyrone Dillard
court erred by denying motion to dismiss or committed plain error by giving an alleged incomplete jury instruction on felony hit and run, or both
Weller v. Jackson
civil no-contact order; N.C.G.S. § 50C-1; First Amendment
In re A.C.
Appeal from order terminating respondent's parental rights; termination of respondent's parental rights pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1), neglect.
In re A.L.
Order terminating parental rights; whether the trial court's findings support its conclusion that grounds existed to terminate respondent's parental rights under N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(2); whether the trial court complied with the requirements of the Indian Child Welfare Act.
In re A.P.W.
Termination of parental rights; whether the trial court made sufficient findings to eliminate reunification from the permanent plan; whether DSS undertook reasonable efforts toward reunification; whether the evidence and the trial court's findings show respondent-mother willfully failed to pay a reasonable portion of the children's cost of care under N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(3).
In re A.S.D.
Appeal from order terminating respondent's parental rights; termination of respondent's parental rights pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(2); willful failure to make reasonable progress.
In re D.M.
Order eliminating reunification from the children's permanent plan and subsequent order terminating father's parental rights for failure to make reasonable progress to correct the conditions which led to the removal of the children, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(2), are affirmed where competent evidence supports the findings of fact and the findings support the conclusions of law.
In re J.E.H.
Termination of parental rights pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1)-(3), (6); no-merit review pursuant to Rule 3.1(e) of the North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure.
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).