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15,611 Appellate Court Opinions
Supreme Court Opinions Filed October 18, 2024
Cowperthwait v. Salem Baptist Church, Inc.
Whether the trial court abused its discretion by dismissing plaintiffs' claim with prejudice under Rule 41(b).
Gardner v. Richmond County
Whether plaintiff's statement regarding grounds for appellate review adequately apprised the Court of Appeals as to how the trial court's order affected a substantial right.
In re K.P.W.
Whether the trial court's alleged failure to adhere to N.C.G.S. 7B-1105's timing mandates prejudiced respondent father such that his appeal was preserved notwithstanding his failure to object at the trial court and whether subsequently filing an amended petition to terminate parental rights and serving respondent father with summons rendered any alleged noncompliance with N.C.G.S. 7B-1105 irrelevant.
Singleton v. N.C. Dep't of Health & Hum. Servs.
Whether plaintiffs' constitutional claims challenging the Certificate of Need law are facial or as-applied challenges and whether the claims are subject to exhaustion of administrative remedies.
State v. Burris
Whether exigent circumstances existed to provide an exception to the warrant requirement for a warrantless blood draw.
State v. King
Whether a trial judge's finding of aggravating factors in violation of N.C.G.S. 20-179(a1)(2) may be reviewed for harmless error.
Court of Appeals Published Opinions Filed October 15, 2024
In re: N.N.
reunification, ineffective assistance of counsel, adjudication, disposition
In re: Q.J.P., M.P., K.L.
permanency planning order, reunification, right to appeal, required findings of fact
Lail v. Tuck
Recission of Deed;
Intrinsic Fraud;
Pattern Jury Instruction Civil 850.30;
Grossly Inadequate consideration;
Other contributing factors;
Closing Attorney’s Duty to Seller;
State v. Ellison
Warrant; Redaction; Magistrate; Motion to Suppress; Denied; Breaking and Entering; Probable Cause
State v. Hunt
AWDWISI without intent to kill; injury to personal property; lay witness not qualified to give expert opinion
State v. Mills
sentencing; trial court's statements; defendant's decision to have a jury trial
State v. Moore
inevitable discovery doctrine, double jeopardy, kidnapping, first degree murder
State v. Rowdy
Traffic stop; Probable cause; Sight and smell of marijuana; Legalization of hemp irrelevant; Sufficiency of findings and conclusions; Similarity to hemp; Totality of the circumstances; Vehicle search; Odor of marijuana; Hemp versus Marijuana; Fourth Amendment search; Identity of the substance; Warrantless search; Terry frisk; Reasonable belief.
State v. Sandefur
prior record level, out-of-state convictions, substantial similarity analysis
State v. Tanner
Writ of Certiorari;
Probation revocation;
Absconding;
Failure to Submit to Supervision;
Making Whereabouts unknown;
Vill. of Bald Head Island v. Bald Head Island Transp., Inc.
justiciable controversy, declaratory relief, Utilities Commission jurisdiction, effect on rates or service, parent and subsidiary