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N.C. Farm Bureau Mut. Ins. Co., Inc. v. Martin
Interpretation of insurance policy; summary judgment; residents of the same household.
Newman v. Stepp
Whether the trial court erred by allowing defendants' motion under N.C.G.S. 1A-1, Rule 12(c) and Rule 12(b)(6) to dismiss plaintiffs' claim for negligent infliction of emotional distress; whether the Court of Appeals erred by reversing the order of the superior court allowing defendants' motion for judgment on the pleadings.
Parkes v. Hermann
Whether a patient failed to show, more likely than not, that physician's negligence caused her diminished neurological function, and whether patient's 'loss of chance' at a better result following a stroke was not a separate type of injury for which she could recover in medical malpractice negligence action.
State v. Best
Defendant, convicted of first-degree murder, argues in a postconviction proceeding that the State failed to disclose exculpatory evidence.
State v. Chandler
Whether a trial court lacked discretion to reject defendant's plea pursuant to N.C.G.S. 15A-1023(c); whether defendant's arguments regarding the guilty plea were automatically preserved for appellate review.
State v. Crump
Whether the trial court committed reversible error by restricting defendant's questioning of prospective jurors during voir dire.
State v. Farmer
Whether the trial court erred by denying defendant's motion to dismiss; whether the State violated defendant's constitutional right to a speedy trial under Barker v. Wingo.
State v. Glover
Appeal from the judgment of the trial court after a jury returned a guilty verdict on charges of possession of various controlled substances; whether the Court of Appeals erred by holding that the trial court did not commit error when it instructed the jury on the theory of possession of controlled substances by 'acting in concert' based on the evidence presented at trial.
State v. Hollars
Whether the Court of Appeals erred in holding that the trial court violated defendant's due-process rights by failing to conduct a competency hearing prior to or during defendant's trial.
State v. Sides
Whether defendant's due process rights were violated when the trial court determined that she was voluntarily absent from the proceedings without first conducting a competency hearing.
State v. Steen
Whether hands and arms can serve as a deadly weapon for purposes of the felony-murder rule; Whether the trial court's erroneous instruction that a garden hoe could serve as a deadly weapon for purposes of the felony-murder rule constituted prejudicial error.
State v. Warden
Whether the admission of improper vouching testimony by a DSS investigator was plain error in a child sexual assault prosecution.
Zander v. Orange County
Whether the trial court erred in certifying a feepayer class and a refund class pursuant to a motion filed by plaintiffs to certify classes and subclasses under Rule 23 of the North Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure.
Court of Appeals Published Opinions Filed December 15, 2020
Court of Appeals Unpublished Opinions Filed December 15, 2020
Angel v. Sandoval
Modification of child support; voluntary unemployment; imputation of income requires bad faith or deliberate income suppression
Blue v. Thakurdeo Michael Bhiro, PA
Rule 12(b)(6); Rule 56; convert; matters outside the pleadings
Charzan v. N.C. Dep't of Pub. Safety
Deficient notice of appeal, dismissed
De Luca v. Stein
Authority and roles of Attorney General; private settlement agreements; State treasury; authority over funds by executive officers; deposit and holding of State funds; NCGS 147-76.
Elite Guard, Inc. v. Vet. Alt., Inc.
mutual asset required for formation of valid contract; absence of acceptance in conformity with terms of offer negated mutual assent required for valid contract