Appellate Court Opinions

Whether Rule 19 compels joinder of a revocable trust to an equitable distribution proceeding where all settlors of the revocable trust are named parties to said proceeding.

Whether the trial court properly granted the Alamance-Burlington Board of Education's Rule 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss a minor's Corum claim for impairing her right to equal access to a sound basic education.

Whether the Court of Appeals erred by partially affirming the Superior Court's discovery order.

Whether the personal goodwill of a sole practitioner law firm may be classified as marital property for equitable distribution purposes.

Whether State v. Harbison's per se prejudice standard survives the United States Supreme Court's decision in Florida v. Nixon.

Whether the Court of Appeals properly granted defendant's motion for appropriate relief challenging his habitual felon indictment and the trial court properly denied defendant's motion to dismiss the charge of keeping or maintaining a vehicle for the purpose of keeping or selling controlled substances.

Whether defendant is procedurally barred from pursuing his ineffective assistance of counsel claim in a motion for appropriate relief when he failed to raise such claim in his previous direct appeal.

Whether rulings on questions of law in successive petitions to terminate sex offender registration are subject to issue preclusion.

Whether the Court of Appeals abused its discretion by allowing defendant's petition for writ of certiorari.

Whether the defendant's waiver of his right to counsel was properly determined to be knowing, intelligent, and voluntary.

Whether excessive restraint during the commission of a homicide may sustain a corresponding conviction for first-degree kidnapping.

Whether the State presented sufficient evidence of constructive possession to survive defendant's motion to dismiss the charge of possession of a firearm by a felon.

Whether the totality of the circumstances framework applies to determine if probable cause justified a warrantless search of a vehicle where law enforcement detected the odor of cannabis.

Whether the trial court's juror substitution after deliberations began violated defendant's constitutional right to a twelve-person jury and whether defendant waived his Fourth Amendment challenge by disclaiming any objection to admission of the challenged evidence.

Whether the defendant was entitled to an instruction under N.C.G.S. § 14-51.2(b), commonly known as the castle doctrine.

Whether it is plain error to admit improper vouching testimony at trial, and whether an incorrect statutory citation is fatal to a criminal indictment.

Whether the Court of Appeals erred in concluding that plaintiffs' claims for breach of contract, fraud, unfair and deceptive trade practices, and defamation failed to satisfy the notice pleading requirement.

Whether Rule 6(e) of the Rules of Civil Procedure applies to the 60-day statutory time limitation to commence a contested case under the Administrative Procedure Act.