Appellate Court Opinions

Writ of Certiorari;
Probation revocation;
Absconding;
Failure to Submit to Supervision;
Making Whereabouts unknown;

justiciable controversy, declaratory relief, Utilities Commission jurisdiction, effect on rates or service, parent and subsidiary

protective order, child support modification, gross income, reasonable needs of the child, attorney fees

statute of limitations, motion to dismiss, trespass and nuisance.

termination of parental rights; factual allegations; preservation; ineffective assistance of counsel

Tort claims; violation of student's constitutional right to sound basic education

equitable distribution; unequal distribution; classification of property

domestic violence protective order, harassment, surrender of firearms, threats to commit suicide

Trespass; Fourth Amendment; Terry Stop; Reasonable Suspicion; Search; Seizure, Consent; No Error.

Indecent liberties; Justice Reinvestment Act; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-1340.17

Ineffective assistance of counsel; Motion to suppress; Search warrant; Probable cause; No structural constitutional error; Jury selection; Jury selection process; No structural error; Use of peremptory strikes; Failure to challenge for cause; Failure to preserve issue on appeal; Appellate Rule 2.

Denial of Motion to Suppress;
Probable Cause;
Smell of unburnt Marijuana;
Legalization of Industrial Hemp;
Totality of the Circumstances;

Accessory after the fact; motion to dismiss; restitution.

Domestic violence

Workers Compensation;
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-2(5) (2023);
Less than 52 weeks employment;
Average weekly wage;
Methods of computation;
Unchallenged Findings;

certificate of need, public hearing, waiver and estoppel.

termination of parental rights; judicial notice of prior orders; neglect;

Termination of parental rights; incarceration; dependency