Appellate Court Opinions

Motion to dismiss: Attempted possession of a firearm by a felon; Jury instructions; Specific intent; Overt acts; Prejudicial error; Misstatement of law.

alimony, dependent spouse, Social Security benefits

Motion to Modify Custody;
Motion for Contempt;
Bench Trial;
Motion for Directed Verdict treated as one for Involuntary Dismissal;
N.C. Rules Civ. Proc. 41(b) and 52;
Mandatory findings of fact and separate conclusions of law;

interlocutory order; substantial right; motion to dismiss; legal malpractice; case within a case; inconsistent verdicts

Rule 59, juror misconduct, failure to show prejudice, abuse of discretion

Breach of contract; conversion; economic loss rule; fraud; punitive damages; rule 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss

Termination of parental rights; guardian ad litem

mandate of the North Carolina Court of Appeals, findings of fact, child support, sanctions

standing; N.C.G.S. 100-2.1; motion to dismiss; request for findings.

interlocutory appeal; arbitration clause; dispute resolution; NFLPA Regulations Governing Contract Advisors; wavier; N.C. R. App. P. 37

domestic violence protective order, mutual domestic violence protective order, findings of fact as to aggressors

Workers' Compensation Act; Pleasant claim; Rule 12(b) dismissal; subject-matter jurisdiction; special-employee doctrine

N.C. Gen. Stat. 14-208.12B; NC sex offender registration for federal convictions; substantially similar; N.C. Gen. Stat. 1A-1, Rule 52; reportable conviction; 18 U.S.C. 2252; N.C. Gen. Stat. 14-190.17A; void for vagueness

First Amendment, Public-Forum Doctrine, Fighting Words, Resisting a Public Officer

embezzlement; N.C. Gen. Stat. 14-90; jury instruction; failure to preserve argument for appellate review; failure to timely assert plain error

second-degree murder ; plea ; aggravating sentencing factor ; IAC ; ineffective assistance of counsel ; position of trust or confidence ; trust ; confidence ; murder ; open plea ; sentencing error ; sentencing errors ; sufficient evidence ; position of trust ; N.C.G.S. 15A-1022(c)

substitution of alternate juror; jury's review of evidence; instructions to begin deliberations anew; N.C. Gen. Stat. 15A-1215(a)

N.C.G.S. § 105-242, general tax warrants, general tax collection, Fourth Amendment, search warrants, private property, unlawful search, G.M. Leasing v. United States, 429 U.S. 338, 358 (1977).

no abuse of discretion in denying individual or small group voir dire; no abuse of discretion in denying request for juror questionnaire; motion for appropriate relief brought pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. 15A-1414 not reviewable by petition for writ of certiorari