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State v. Hammonds
Direct review of trial court's new order on remand denying defendant's motion to suppress evidence; when defendant was questioned by police while he was involuntarily committed, whether he was 'in custody,' required to receive Miranda warnings, and told he was free to end the questioning.
State v. Huey
Whether the trial court committed gross prejudicial error by not intervening ex mero motu in the prosecutor's closing argument implying that defendant's paid counsel and paid expert witness assisted defendant in committing perjury.
State v. Murrell
Whether an indictment intended to charge defendant with robbery with a dangerous weapon was fatally defective.
Court of Appeals Published Opinions Filed September 19, 2017
Blue Ridge Healthcare Hosps., Inc. v. NC Dep't of Health & Hum. Servs.
Certificate of need; geographical scope of agency's review; showing of funding for project; substantial prejudice; summary judgment; deference to agency.
Foushee v. Appalachian State Univ.
interlocutory
Haarhuis v. Cheek
Wrongful death action; bifurcated trial; compensatory and punitive damages; jury instruction on pain and suffering; jury voir dire; ?stake out? questions during voir dire.
In re: J.M. & J.M.
Hearsay; adjudication of serious neglect; N.C. Gen. Stat. Sec. 7B-901(c)
In re: N.H.
Permanency planning order; Guardian; Adequate resources.
NC State Bd. of Educ. v. The State of NC
Administrative Procedure Act; Delegation of legislative authority; Agency rulemaking
Sarno v. Sarno
Deviation from Child Support Guidelines; Attorney's Fees and Costs.
Silver v. The Halifax Cty. Bd. of Commissioners
sound basic education, motion to dismiss, constitutional duty of the State, not local entities; counties are creatures of the State
Solesbee v. Brown
partition by sale; partition in kind
State of NC ex rel. Utils. Comm'n v. N.C. Waste Awareness & Reduction Network
Public Utility; Simpson Factors
State v. Bradsher
larceny; injury to personal property; lack of transcript
State v. Culbertson
Dismissal of appeal; writ of certiorari; Appellate Rules 2 and 21; defective indictment; lack of jurisdiction; set aside guilty plea.
State v. Dail
Conditional discharge; Sentencing
State v. Harris
Ineffective assistance of counsel; discovery violations; prior record level determination; attorney's fees and appointment fee
State v. J.C.
Appeal by the State from an order of expunction of criminal charges; statute permitting the State to appeal (N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-1445.
State v. Nicholson
Reasonable Suspicion.