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McGehee v. Farber
Patient Safety Act, patient safety work product, SAFE report, risk management, medical review committee, affidavit, physician-patient privilege, patient complaints, medical malpractice
NAACP v. Gaston Cnty.
Summary judgment, N.C. Const. art. I, Section 19, disparate impact, N.C. Const. art. I, Section 18
Paez v. Pettis
Specific performance; Necessary parties; Beneficial economic interest.
State v. Allman
probation revocation, expiration of probation, good cause
State v. Banks
ultimate user exemption; trafficking by possession; lawful possession; N.C. Gen. Stat. Section 90-101(c)(3); N.C. Gen. Stat. Section 90-87(27); sua sponte jury instruction; substantial evidence.
State v. Curiel-Perez
scintilla of evidence, sufficiency of the evidence, Rule 28(b)(6)
State v. Greene
Plain error; second degree murder; depraved-heart theory of malice; concealment of the death of a person who did not die of natural causes; aggravating factor; N.C.G.S. § 15A-1340.16(d)(5)
State v. Hinton
Lesser-included offense, submission to jury
State v. Hollis
N.C. Gen. Stat. ? 90-108(a)(7);
Keep a dwelling for controlled substance;
Motion to Dismiss;
Sufficiency of the evidence;
Drugs found in hotel room;
Defendant’s possession of the hotel room;
State v. Hunt
Lay-witness testimony; ineffective assistance of counsel; closing arguments; jury instructions; sentencing; restitution award.
State v. Mercer
Ineffective assistance of counsel; closing arguments.
State v. Newmones
cumulative error, unanimous verdict, impeachment of verdict
State v. Shuping
Motion to dismiss, solicitation of a child by computer, sufficiency of the evidence, undercover detective, light most favorable to the State.
State v. Stephens
Discharging Weapon; Motion to Dismiss; Judicial Opinion; Occupied Vehicle; Plain Error; Jury Instruction
Vastola v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Lodge 9 of the Fraternal Ord. of Police, Inc.
Motion to dismiss, defamation, factual content, subjective opinion.
Wheeler v. Wheeler
Equitable distribution; statutory factors; separation agreement
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Court of Appeals Unpublished Opinions Filed February 18, 2026
Bryant v. N.C. Dep't of Health & Hum. Servs.
Summary Judgment; Sovereign Immunity; State Tort Claims Act; Negligence; Agent of the State; Nondelegable Duty
Gill v. Tip Towing Inc.
interlocutory, appellate jurisdiction, substantial right