Appellate Court Opinions

Whether defendant's confessions were improperly induced by hope; whether trial court should have intervened ex mero motu in the State's closing arguments

Court-ordered restitution as a condition of probation; whether sufficient evidence supported the amount of restitution awarded

Whether unauthorized use of a motor vehicle is a lesser-included offense of felony possession of stolen goods

Murder (noncapital); whether defendant's motions to dismiss should have been allowed because the State's evidence was insufficient to establish that defendant was the perpetrator of the crime

Relation back of amended complaint under N.C. R. Civ. P. 15(c); whether substituting the county sheriff as a party in lieu of the sheriff's department amended the claim or substituted a party-defendant

Relation back of amended complaint under N.C.R. Civ. P. 15(c); whether substituting the county sheriff as a party in lieu of the sheriff's department amended the claim or substituted a party-defendant

Whether deficiency in affidavit required to be completed by charging officer left DMV without authority to revoke petitioner's driving privileges under N.C.G.S. § 20-16.2

Murder (noncapital); whether trial court adequately advised defendant of the possible consequences of his counsel's potential conflict of interest so that defendant knowingly waived his right to alternate representation

Divorce proceedings; court-ordered consent judgment stating that payment of alimony and property settlement provisions are reciprocal consideration; court's authority to terminate spousal support obligation; application of Waters v. Waters, 307 N.C. 381, 298 S.E.2d 338 (1983)

Court-ordered termination of parental rights; whether the children were prejudiced because their GAL was not present at the termination procedding

Definition of term work in town ordinance

Whether summary judgment is appropriate following an appraisal that occurred during an insurance coverage dispute

Motion to suppress; whether there was probable cause to arrest defendant for possession of a controlled substance

First-degree murder (capital/death)

Whether warning language in demand cognovit promissory note executed in Ohio complies with Ohio statute and case law; whether an Ohio judgment awarding the lender monies owed under the note is enforceable in N.C. against a defaulting N.C. debtor

Whether attorney-client privilege extends to requests for information about payment of attorney's fees and expenses when an association hires an attorney to represent an association member