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State v. Leggett
Rule of Evidence 901; authentication of video; satellite-based monitoring; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-208.40A
State v. Miller
sufficiency of evidence, fatal variance, jury instruction, effective assistance of counsel
State v. Oakes
Ineffective assistance of counsel; Competency; Psychiatric report; Sua sponte competency hearing; North Carolina Rules of Evidence Rule 901.
State v. Phillips
felony stalking; sufficient indictment; State v. Singleton; assault with a firearm on a law enforcement officer; jury instruction; no affirmative defense presented at trial to support giving the requested jury instruction; no evidence presented at trial to support giving the requested jury instruction
State v. Richards
Indecent Liberties; Improper Vouching; No Plain Error; Mistrial; Sua Sponte
State v. Simpson
Statutory Interpretation; Lenity; Concealed Firearm Statute; Probationary Period; No Prejudicial Error
State v. Stockton
Motiomn to suppress; reasonable suspicion; PRL calculation.
State v. White
Competent evidence; motion to suppress; police checkpoints; probable cause.
State v. Williams
Evidence; Witness Identification; Fifth Amendment; Jury Request; Authentication; Cumulative Error; Prejudicial Error; Ex Mero Motu; Closing Argument
Stein v. Hall
Separation of Powers;
Gubernatorial appointments;
Building Code Council;
Utilities Commission;
Appellate Judicial Vacancies;
Facial Constitutional Challenge;
Summary Judgment;
Three Judge Panel;
US Right to Know v. The Univ. of N.C. at Chapel Hill
Statutory interpretation; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 132-1; canon of last antecedent; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116-43.17; plain meaning
Whitaker v. Hall
civil contempt; purge condition
Court of Appeals Published Opinions Filed December 17, 2025
Court of Appeals Unpublished Opinions Filed December 17, 2025
Blackrock Equestrian Ranch, L.L.C. v. Hardin
Final judgment; jurisdiction; Rule 12(f); interlocutory; consolidation
Brown v. Miller
Pataky analysis; unincorporated separation agreement; attorney's fees; North Carolina Child Support Guidelines
Edwards v. Strata Solar, LLC
Rule 12(b)(6); at-will employment; wrongful discharge; N.C.G.S. § 143-422.2; sex discrimination.
Hwang v. Cairns
summary judgment; slander per se; qualified privilege; tortious interference with contract
In re: A.H-G.
Adjudication of abuse and neglect; Rule 17 GAL; minor parent; waiver of Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination; unchallenged findings of fact support that minor child was an abused child
In re: S.A.B.S.
Permanency planning; reunification; insufficient findings