Appellate Court Opinions

Whether sentence reduction credits apply when determining the unconditional release date for an inmate who received an eighty-year 'life sentence'

Timeliness of plaintiffs' appeal from an interlocutory order dismissing certain claims against defendants

Extent of trial court's authority to grant defendant relief in an MAR proceeding

Whether defendant received double punishment in violation of N.C.G.S. § 20-141.4 when he was sentenced for felony death by vehicle and felony serious injury by vehicle

Whether the trial court erred in permitting cross-examination of defendant under Rule of Evidence 404(b) about incidents for which evidence of defendant's convictions was inadmissible under Rule 609

Erroneous referral of collection action to court-ordered nonbinding arbitration under N.C.G.S. Sec. 7A-37.1(c); whether plaintiff's sole remedy for relief from arbitrator's award was as provided under N.C. Rules for Court-Ordered Arbitration

Whether alleged overcharges for second mortgage loans violated N.C.G.S. Sec. 75-1.1; whether interlocutory appeal was properly certified under Div. P. Rules 54(b)

Negligence claim against Town for damage resulting from restoration of water service to an unoccupied house; motion to dismiss under Rule 12(b)(6)

Whether N.C.G.S. Sec. 15-196.1 (credit for time already served when sentencing for criminal convictions) applies to secure custody disposition under the Juvenile Code

Whether juvenile petition alleging delinquency was timely filed under N.C.G.S. Sec. 7B-1703; whether failure to comply with section 7B-1703 defeats subject matter jurisdiction

UIM coverage on grounds that a vehicle involved in a wreck was a 'temporary substitute' for the insured vehicle; whether summary judgment was proper when there were disputed issues of fact as to why plaintiff was operating the substitute vehicle at the time in question

Whether trial court abused its discretion in disqualifying counsel previously admitted pro hac vice from further representation of a party; N.C.G.S. Secs. 84-4.1, -4.2

Whether trial court properly dismissed on Rule 12(b)(6) grounds SEANC's complaint seeking access to state agency documents under the N.C. Public Records

Whether judgment against defendant for felony possession of stolen goods was properly vacated after defendant was found not guilty of felony breaking and entering

Expert testimony that pills found in defendant's possession were controllled substances; sufficiency of evidence when expert's conclusions were based solely on visual identification

Resentencing proceeding for defendant previously found guilty of first-degree murder; procedure to determine mental retardation under N.C.G.S. Sec. 15A-2005

Medical malpractice, 120-day extension of statute of limitations

Whole record review of Town Board's failure to adopt plaintiff's request for rezoning and special use permit; alleged violation of plaintiff's equal protection rights; whether board members who voted against the proposal acted arbitrarily and capriciously