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State v. Taylor
DWI, Highway collision, Inhalants, Preservation of constitutional issues, N.C. R. App. P. 10(a)(4), Sixth Amendment, Expert witness, Right to confrontation, Rule of Evidence 404(b), Rule of Evidence 403, Evidence of malice.
State v. Thompson
motion to dismiss; substantial evidence; essential elements; perpetrator; sufficiency; possession of a firearm by a felon; constructive possession; totality of the circumstances; plain error; prejudice; probable impact; Rule 901(a); substantive evidence; illustrate; testimony; video; Rule 401; relevancy; tendency; more probable or less probable; prior felony; IAC; reasonable probability
State v. Walker
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-190.16(a)(1); First-degree sexual exploitation of a minor; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-190.17(a)(2); Second-degree sexual exploitation of a minor; Lesser-included offense; Witness improperly instructing the jury; Misnaming the charged offense; Curative Instruction
State v. Walker
Trafficking; Methamphetamine; Anders Brief; Meritorious Issue; Independent Review; Wholly Frivolous
State v. White
Robbery with a dangerous weapon, possession of a firearm by a felon, juror exclusion
Taksa v. Crull
motion to compel arbitration; scope of arbitration agreement
Turpin v. Charlotte Latin Sch., Inc.
Appeal by plaintiffs from TC's granting in part/denying in part defendants' 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss nine claims of plaintiffs re: fraud, UDTP, negligent misrepresentation, negligent infliction of emotional distress, negligent supervision and retention, slander, libel, breach of contract, breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing
Beavers v. McMican
Whether post-separation conduct can be used to corroborate pre-separation conduct in alienation of affection and criminal conversation claims and whether the pre-separation evidence in this case gave rise to more than mere conjecture that defendant was plaintiff's wife's alleged paramour.
Bradshaw v. Maiden
Whether the Court of Appeals erred in affirming the trial court's orders on defendants' motion to dismiss and motion for summary judgment.
Est. of Graham v. Lambert
Whether the Court of Appeals properly held that a municipality waived governmental immunity because the complaint sufficiently plead waiver, and whether summary judgment was properly awarded for a municipality and a police officer on claims brought under N.C.G.S. 20-145.
Halikierra Cmty. Servs. LLC v. N.C. Dep't of Health & Hum. Servs.
Whether plaintiff demonstrated genuine issues of material fact sufficient to survive summary judgment on claims that defendant North Carolina Department Health and Human Services arbitrarily and capriciously placed plaintiff on Medicaid prepayment review in violation of its state constitutional substantive due process and equal protection rights.
In re A.H.
Whether the Court of Appeals erred by reversing the trial court's order adjudicating as neglected and dependent a child whose father abandoned his pursuit of her after she ran across a busy road.
In re Foster
Review of recommendation for suspension.
Kluttz-Ellison v. Noah's Playloft Preschool
Whether the Court of Appeals applied the proper legal test to determine whether a medical treatment is directly related to a compensable injury in a workers' compensation case.
N.C. Farm Bureau Mut. Ins. Co. v. Hebert
Whether an underinsured motorist coverage claimant who owned the at fault vehicle but was not the tortfeasor may stack multiple underinsured motorist coverage policies inter policy when determining whether his vehicle is an underinsured highway vehicle under N.C.G.S. 20 279.21(b)(4).
N.C. Farm Bureau Mut. Ins. Co. v. Lanier L. Grp., P.A.
Whether a lawsuit filed against the insured triggers a duty to defend because it concerns an 'advertising injury' under the terms of an excess policy of insurance issued by the insurance company and whether exclusions apply.
Slattery v. Appy City, LLC
Whether moving to claim exempt property after entry of a judgment without raising a defense of insufficient service of process is a general appearance in the underlying action that waives objections to personal jurisdiction and the sufficiency of service of process.
Soc'y for the Hist. Pres. of the Twenty-sixth N.C. Troops, Inc. v. City of Asheville
Whether historical preservation group's complaint against the City of Asheville was sufficient to survive dismissal.
State v. Boyette
Whether the Court of Appeals erred in holding that the exclusionary rule does not apply in probation revocation hearings.
State v. Jordan
Whether the Court of Appeals erred by not placing the burden on the defendant to prove he had a reasonable expectation of privacy in a house.