Appellate Court Opinions

Discharging a firearm into an occupied vehicle in operation inflicting serious bodily injury;
Motions to dismiss;
Variance in oral and written sentences;
Presence in Court during sentencing;
Arrest Judgment;

Assault on a female, general intent, proof of intent

improper vouching, plain error, ineffective assistance of counsel

Anders review; Probation revocation; Absconding; Finding of Fact box 4.

N.C.G.S. § 14-318.5; vagueness; self-incrimination; motion to dismiss; substantial evidence; knowledge; prejudice.

Confrontation Clause; Hearsay; Surrogate Witness; Expert Testimony; Testimonial Evidence; Improper Vouching Testimony; Rule 701.

Motion to dismiss; Sufficiency of the evidence; Assault; Distinct interruption; Assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury; Hands as a deadly weapon.

motion for summary judgment, genuine issue of material fact, breach of contract, negligence, economic loss rule, negligent misrepresentation, fraud, unfair and deceptive trade practices

disparaging motor vehicle damage appraiser, final agency decision

N.C.G.S.1A-1, Rule 6(e), extended time for service, service by mail

Chapter 50C no-contact orders; online posts about versus directed to an individual; lack of evidence of posts directed to Plaintiff

legislative immunity; interlocutory appeal; local officials; sphere of legitimate legislative activity.

Financial Responsibility Act, N.C.G.S. § 20-279.21(b)(4), right to approve settlement, tentative settlement, thirty-day period, plain language, statutory interpretation, Silvers v. Horace Mann Ins. Co., 324 N.C. 289, 296 (1989).

Will caveat; Directed verdict; Undue influence; Duress; More than a scintilla of evidence; Standard of review; Light most favorable to the nonmoving party; Sufficient as a matter of law; Substantial evidence.

interlocutory order; substantial right; show cause order; N.C.G.S. 1-277; initiation of civil contempt proceedings; nonparty appellants.

motion to dismiss, sufficient evidence, accessing government computer to defraud, obtaining property by false pretenses, Register of Deeds, quitclaim deed

ineffective assistance of counsel claim, motion to suppress, cold record, dismissed without prejudice, motion for appropriate relief

Whether the trial court had subject matter jurisdiction to enter its order dated 17 April 2023.