Appellate Court Opinions

termination of parental rights; right to court-appointed counsel

Termination of parental rights; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1111(a)(11); Sexually related offense; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-202.1(a)(1); Indecent liberties with a child

Immunity from liability pursuant to NCGS § 122C-210.1

Child Custody; Motion to Modify Custody; Substantial Change of Circumstances; Previously Disclosed Circumstances; Injuries to Child

First-degree murder; Premeditation and deliberation; Acts subsequent to the killing; Improper closing arguments by the State; Prejudice.

joinder, hearsay, subsequent conduct, motion to dismiss, trafficking in opium or heroin, conspiracy, trafficking in cocaine, constructive possession

Felony serious injury by vehicle;
DWI;
Felony Hit and Run;
Double jeopardy;
Lesser included offense;
Arrest Judgment;
Concurrent sentences;
Habitual Felon;

Forgery; uttering forged paper; altering court documents; residential mortgage fraud; obtaining property by false pretense; motion to dismiss; restitution; probation; official court records; vacate; insufficient evidence of essential element; remand for resentencing

Conspiracy to Traffic in Methamphetamine; Trafficking in Methamphetamine by Possession; Trafficking in Methamphetamine by Transporting; Maintaining a Vehicle for a Controlled Substance; Motions to Dismiss; Substantial Evidence; Constructive Possession

expunction under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-146; statutory interpretation; plain language; dismissal of criminal charges; amended charging document; lesser included offense; superior court’s decision to grant or deny a petition for writ of certiorari

Impossible evidence, Batson procedure, and prima facie case.

preservation, appellate review, child custody, best interests of the child, substantial change of circumstances, final decision-making authority

Whether the Coastal Resources Commission's denial of petitioners' request for a contested case hearing was substantially justified and therefore did not support an award of attorneys' fees to petitioners.

Whether a permanent injunction may issue and costs may be assessed for infringement of a church trade name.

Whether an officer may present lay testimony regarding the identity of a controlled substance.

Whether the trial court erred by denying defendant's motion to suppress.

Whether the trial court erred in admitting evidence of defendant's prior bad acts pursuant to Rule 404(b) of the North Carolina Rules of Evidence and whether during sentencing the trial court improperly considered defendant's decision to exercise his right to a jury trial.

Whether the Court of Appeals erred in holding that the Town of Midland had standing to bring a lawsuit against defendants for violations of its land development ordinance.