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In re: T.N.
UCCJEA; NCGS 50A-201 et seq.; jurisdiction; termination of parental rights.
Kelley v. Kelley
Denial of summary judgment; interlocutory appeal affecting substantial right; modification of a separation agreement; void ab initio contract, equal dignity; estoppel.
State v. Rice
stolen firearms; constructive possession
State v. Spruiell
Motion for appropriate relief; ineffective assistance of appellate counsel; felony murder; merger doctrine; discharging weapon into occupied property
State v. Wright
Armed robbery; endanger or threaten life of victim; fear of victim
Watlington v. Dep't of Soc. Servs. Rockingham Cty.
State Human Resources Act, NCGS 126-1 et seq; Title 25, Subchapters I and J of NC Administrative Code; ALJ required findings of fact and conclusions of law; just cause to terminate; back pay for procedural violation.
Court of Appeals Published Opinions Filed March 21, 2017
Bell v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
Workers' Compensation; Compensable Injury; Causal Relationship; Compensation Benefits; Trial Return to Work; Sanctions
Harris & Hilton, P.A. v. Rassette
Rule 3.7 of NC Rules of Professional Conduct; necessary witness; witness-advocate rule
Hildebran Heritage & Dev. Ass'n, Inc. v. The Town of Hildebran
Open meetings law; Partial directed verdict; Attorney's fees.
In re: R.P., Jr.
?permanency planning review hearing requirements;? ?constitutionally protected status of parents;? ?requirement that a parent be found unfit for a change in guardianship placement.?
Lund v. Lund
Equitable distribution;appeal after remand; value of marital residence; law of the case.
Meinck v. City of Gastonia
Governmental immunity; lease of premises to private entity; proprietary function; slip and fall; contributory negligence; summary judgment
Porter v. Porter
equitable distribution order, classification and valuation, distributive award
Rittelmeyer v. Univ. of N. Carolina at Chapel Hill
ADA, termination
State v. Bradford
Jury Instructions; Flight; Clerical Error
State v. Fink
larceny by employee; NCGS 14-74; identity of the employer; fatal variance; Rule 404 (b) evidence; Rule 403 prejudice
State v. Garner
Failure to specify an entity capable of owning property on a larceny indictment;? ?arresting judgment without express justification for doing so;? ? double-jeopardy related arrest of judgment.?
State v. Jacobs
Evidence - Rule 412(b)
State v. Walker
?preservation of an argument on appeal;? ?sufficiency of the evidence;? ?general motion to dismiss for sufficiency of the evidence;? ?specific argument for a motion to dismiss for sufficiency of the evidence.?