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State v. Womble
post conviction DNA testing, Anders-type review
Tuminski v. Norlin
Default Judgment of Divorce;
Service of Process;
Appointed agent;
Rule 4;
Failure to appear;
Motion in the Cause;
Collateral attack;
No Rule 11 Motion;
Supreme Court Opinions Filed August 23, 2024
Arter v. Orange Cnty.
Whether an interpretive rule in Orange County's zoning ordinances resolves any potential ambiguity between the applicable ordinance's text and a corresponding table.
Bottoms Towing & Recovery, LLC v. Circle of Seven, LLC
Whether this Court can review issues raised in a Court of Appeals dissent that were not raised or argued by the parties.
Cullen v. Logan Devs., Inc.
Whether a developer was entitled to summary judgment on the negligence claims of a homeowner who suffered injury when she fell through her ceiling after stepping backwards in her attic without looking.
Dep't of Transp. v. Bloomsbury Ests., LLC
Summary judgment was proper in an eminent domain action when the trial court resolves all pleaded issues associated with property rights taken as of the date of the taking.
Ha v. Nationwide Gen. Ins. Co.
Whether Nationwide effectively cancelled plaintiffs' fire insurance policy in line with N.C.G.S. 58-44-16(f)(10).
In re A.J.
Whether the Court of Appeals erred by reversing the trial court's adjudications of neglect and dependency and remanding for dismissal of the juvenile petitions.
Kinsley v. Ace Speedway Racing, Ltd.
Whether defendants' counterclaim alleged colorable constitutional claims under the Fruits of Their Labor Clause and Equal Protection Clause of the North Carolina Constitution sufficient to overcome the State's claim of sovereign immunity.
State v. Applewhite
Defendant was properly indicted for multiple counts of human trafficking per victim. Further, although the trial court erred by failing to consider the substantial similarity of defendant's offenses pursuant to N.C.G.S. 15A-1340-14(e), the error did not prejudice defendant.
State v. Davenport
Whether the Court of Appeals erred in reversing the trial court's denial of the defendant's motion to dismiss the charge of robbery with a dangerous weapon and in granting the defendant a new trial on the charge of first-degree murder.
State v. Daw
Whether Chapter 17 of the General Statutes requires summary denial of an application to prosecute the writ of habeas corpus when the applicant is detained by virtue of a final judgment of a competent court of criminal jurisdiction.
State v. Phillips
Whether the trial court erred by instructing the jury that defendant did not have the right to use excessive force under the castle doctrine.
Court of Appeals Published Opinions Filed August 20, 2024
Court of Appeals Unpublished Opinions Filed August 20, 2024
2120 Arlington Place Tr. v. Jones
Eviction of holdover tenant; validity of transfer of deed to a trust alone; Defendants' pleadings stricken as sanction; unpreserved arguments
Ajayi v. Seaman
Sanctions of Dismissal and Attorney's Fees; record evidence trial court considered lesser sanctions; insufficient evidence to support amount of fees; trial judge's ability to interrupt, question, and comment on proceedings
Askew v. City of Kinston
Corum claims; summary judgment; substantive due process; equal protection
Bailey v. S. Lithoplate, Inc.
Workers' Compensation; disability; diminished wage-earning capacity; findings of fact