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State v. Rector
First degree murder, voluntary intoxication, motion to suppress, robbery with a dangerous weapon, 5th amendment, 8th amendment
State v. Robertson
plea arrangements; plea withdrawal
State v. Summers
trial court did not prejudicially err by admitting recorded statement that Defendant had previously shot his cousin; trial court did not plainly err in its limiting instruction to the jury; Defendant's challenge to the denial of his motion for appropriate relief dismissed because Defendant failed to appeal from the order
State v. Thompson
assault; distinct interruption; multiple assault charges
State v. Whitcher
sexual assault on a minor; expert testimony; witness credibility
State v. Williams
DRE expert testimony; indications of impairment; driving while impaired.
Town of Rural Hall v. Garner
Judgment on the pleadings; De novo; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 159-28; Preaudit certificate; Contract; Void; Sovereign immunity
WR Imaging LLC v. N.C. Dep't of Health & Hum. Servs.
OAH, Certificate of Need, State Medical Facility Plan
Sound Rivers, Inc. v. N.C. Dep't of Env't Quality
Whether the Administrative Law Judge properly affirmed the issuance of a permit, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 150B-34(a) (2021).
State v. Abbitt
Whether the trial court erred in refusing to admit evidence proffered by the defense which defendants asserted would tend to exculpate them in connection to the crimes for which defendants were being tried.
State v. Hicks
Evidence taken in the light most favorable to the State was sufficient to support the trial court's decision to instruct the jury on the aggressor doctrine even in circumstances involving the defense of habitation.
State v. Johnson
Whether defendant presented a prima facie case of selective enforcement.
State v. McKoy
Whether the Court of Appeals erred in holding that defendant was not entitled to a new trial based on the trial court's decision to exclude evidence found on the victim's cell phone.
State v. Richardson
Whether defendant's capital trial and sentence of death were free of error or prejudicial error as regards defendant's motions for the trial judge to recuse himself or be disqualified and various evidentiary and jury selection issues.
Value Health Sols., Inc. v. Pharm. Rsch. Assocs., Inc.
Whether, under Delaware law, the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing applies to plaintiffs' breach of contract claim. Whether the trial court erred in its holding regarding defendants' motion for summary judgment regarding breach of contract, misrepresentations within a letter of intent, misrepresentations regarding contract amendment, and the Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices Act. Whether the trial court erred in its holdings on 12(b)(6) motions to dismiss regarding claims of fraud by omission, promissory fraud, fraud, fraudulent inducement, and negligent misrepresentation. Whether the trial court abused its discretion in denying a party's request for leave to file a second amended complaint. Whether the trial court abused its discretion in a discovery order ruling under Business Court Rule 10.9. Whether claims alleging negligent misrepresentation must rise to the heightened pleading standard of Rule 9(b) of the North Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure.
Abbott v. Abernathy
Rule 60(b); standing; default judgment
Arter v. Orange Cnty.
municipal ordinance; zoning districts; land use; buffers; de novo; statutory interpretation
Edwards v. Town of Louisburg
declaratory judgment; N.C.G.S. 100-2.1; protection of monuments, memorials, and works of art; Open Meetings Law; summary judgment; standing; mootness
In re: A.N.B.
Rule of Appellate Procedure 3.1, willful abandonment, N.C. Gen. Stat. 7B-1111(a)(7)
In re: B.R.C.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1111(a)(1), (2), (4), (6), and (7); alternative childcare arrangement