Appellate Court Opinions

Negligence; Contributory Negligence; Summary Judgment; Proximate Cause; Foreseeability; 12(b)(6)

First-degree murder; Motion to dismiss; Substantial evidence; Premeditation and deliberation; Insufficient evidence; Totality of the circumstances; Jury instructions; Stand your ground; Self-defense; Proportionality; 404(b) evidence; Admissibility.

Rule 37 sanctions; striking of answer; default judgment

Stalking; Jury Instructions; Invited Error; Variance

Forgery of Endorsement; Uttering a Forged Endorsement; Motion to Dismiss; Indictment; Eyewitness Identification Reform Act; Due Process; Rule 2; Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Clerical Error

Uniform Voidable Transactions Act; badges of fraud; good-faith exception

drunk driving, wrongful death lawsuit, judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV), motion for new trial, negligent entrustment, compensatory damages, punitive damages

certificate of need, CON criteria, competitive review.

governmental immunity; negligence; breach of contract; no waiver of immunity

certificate of need, public hearing, substantial prejudice.

adjudication and disposition, neglect, guardian ad litem, substitution of counsel

custody order, best interest determination, self-executing modification provision, future change in circumstances, abuse of discretion

Sign Ordinance Violation;
Notice;
Right to Cure;
Abatement;
Mootness;

Summary Judgment; Interlocutory Order; Substantial Right; Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices; Affirmed.

quo warranto; board of county commissioners; judgment on the pleadings; open meetings law; quorum; remote participation; emergency meeting

Hearsay; Hearsay Exceptions; Medical Diagnosis; Corroboration; Closing Argument; Rule 404(b); No Prejudicial Error.

Plea Arrangements; Satellite Based Monitoring; Post-Release Supervision; Probation; Statutory Interpretation; Reversed; Vacated; Remanded.

First-Degree Murder; Plain Error; Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Motion to Dismiss; Motion to Set Aside Jury Verdict; Dismissed in Part; No Error

life without parole (LWOP) sentence, resident superior court judge review, right to appeal, insufficient findings, abuse of discretion, recommendation to parole commission, N.C.Gen Stat.15A-1380.5