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State v. Jones
Whether the State failed to prove the 'trespassory taking' element required for a conviction for felonious larceny.
State v. Knight
Admissibility of statements that defendant made to police after he was taken into custody; whether defendant made a knowing and voluntary waiver of his Miranda rights; whether admission of the statements was error and, if so, whether the error was prejudicial.
State v. McKiver
Whether the trial court's admission of potentially incriminating information obtained from an anonymous 911 caller who did not testify at trial violated defendant's rights under the Confrontation Clause of the U.S. Constitution.
State v. Miller
As-applied constitutional challenge to N.C.G.S. 90-95(d1)(1)(c), which makes it illegal for any person previously convicted of possessing or manufacturing methamphetamine to possess a pseudoephedrine product.
State v. Romano
Admissibility of blood test evidence obtained in DWI case; application of U.S. Supreme Court's decisions in Birchfield v. North Dakota and Missouri v. McNeely to N.C.G.S. 20-16.2(b), permitting warrantless testing of an unconscious person an officer reasonably believes to have committed an implied-consent offense.
State v. Todd
Appeal from Court of Appeals' decision reversing the trial court's denial of defendant's motion for appropriate relief (MAR) following his conviction for armed robbery; whether the Supreme Court has jurisdiction under N.C.G.S. 7A-28(a), 7A-30(2), and 15A-1422(f) to hear and decide the State's appeal from the Court of Appeals' decision on the MAR.
Stokes v. Crumpton
Interlocutory appeal from trial court's order denying plaintiff's motion to allow discovery in conjunction with a pending motion to vacate a previous arbitration award and court order and judgment incorporating the terms thereof; whether the trial court's denial of the discovery request implicated a substantial right and thus entitled plaintiff to immediate appellate review of the order.
Town of Beech Mountain v. Genesis Wildlife Sanctuary, Inc.
Appeal from trial court's denial of plaintiff's motions for directed verdict and JNOV after a jury found that plaintiff violated defendant's substantive due process rights; whether an ordinance adopted by plaintiff was invalid on its face or as applied to defendant.
U.S. Bank v. Pinkney
Whether exhibits attached to plaintiff's complaint, which indicate a missing indorsement on the allonge attached to the underlying promissory note, defeat plaintiff's claim for judicial foreclosure as a matter of law.
Wilkes v. City of Greenville
Workers' Compensation; whether a worker for whom the employer admitted compensability for physical injuries sustained on the job can later recover medical compensation for treatment of anxiety and depression; whether the worker is entitled to continued payment of temporary total disability benefits.
Court of Appeals Published Opinions Filed June 6, 2017
Bunch v. Britton
rule 12(b)(6)
Farmer v. Farmer
Child custody modification; failure to hold a proper hearing before modifying visitation; insufficient evidence presented and facts found to support custody modification order
In re the Will of James Paul Allen, Deceased
Holographic codicil to typewrtten will
In re: Hughes
Eugenics; Heirs; Equal Protection Clause; Constitutionality of a Statute
In re: Redmond
Eugenics; Heirs; Equal Protection Clause; Constitutionality of a Statute
In re: Smith
Eugenics; Heirs; Equal Protection Clause; Constitutionality of a Statute
Innovative Solar 55, LLC v. Robeson Cty.
solar facility or farm use permit; prima facia entitlement; conditional use permit (CUP) denial; competent evidence to support denial of CUP; generalized speculative concerns of community members.
Kings Harbor Homeowners Ass'n, Inc. v. Goldman
Summary judgment; platted access easement; riparian rights; ownership of pier; grantor's intent
Lee v. Cooper
Summary judgment, Lease/option agreement for home, equity of redemption