Appellate Court Opinions

comparison of the elements, substantially similar, substantial similarity, reportable offense, statutory rape, registration as a sex offender

Equitable distribution; valuation methodology; market-value approach; goodwill calculation; sufficiency of findings of fact

Equitable Distribution;
Marital misconduct;
Wasting or damaging marital assets;
Unequal distribution factors;
Abuse of Discretion;
Valuation opinion

Expert opinion testimony, constructive possession, conditional discharge, plain error

Cruelty to animals, arson, malicious intent, statutory interpretation, sufficiency of indictment

Identity theft, identifying information of another person, sufficiency of the evidence

Resisting, Delaying, or Obstructing a Public Officer;
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-223 (2021);
Communicating Threats;
Motion to Dismiss;
Verifiable Identification;
Out of State Tags and ID;
Waiver of Counsel;
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15-A-1242 (2021);
Jury Instructions;
Invited Error

Serious Harm to Law Enforcement Animal; Lesser-Included Offense; Jury Instruction; Self-Defense; Willfulness; Plain Error

Shackling, restraints, prejudicial error, MAR, notice of appeal.

Rules 1.19(a) and 8.4(a) of Rules of Professional Conduct; whole record review; attempt to engage in sexual relations with current client; sexual relationship with current client; substantial harm to client and profession; unchallenged adjudicatory findings; fiduciary attorney-client relationship; sanction of suspension; no abuse of discretion.

Specific Personal Jurisdiction;
N.C. Gen. Stat. 1-75;
Long-Arm Statute
Due Process;
Stream of Commerce;
Minimum contacts;
Products Liability;
Arise out of or relate to

Public Trust Doctrine; Sovereign Immunity; Motion to Dismiss; Conservation of Natural Resources Clause; Right to Hunt, Fish, and Harvest Wildlife.

juvenile delinquent; N.C.G.S. 5A-31; N.C.G.S. 7B-1501

Motion to set aside foreclosure; N.C. R. Civ. P. 60(b); attorneys' fees; prevailing party; restitution; unclean hands

estate proceedings; N.C. Gen. Stat. 30-3.1; petition for elective share by surviving spouse;

3.1; order ceasing reunification; termination of parental rights; grounds of abuse or neglect; admission of evidence at termination of parental rights disposition stage

12(b)(6) Motion to Dismiss;
Contributing negligence;
Gross negligence;
Voluntary intoxication

workers' compensation; Seagraves test; constructive refusal of suitable employment

child abuse, motion to dismiss, voir dire, probation