Appellate Court Opinions

Invited error; special conditions of probation; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-1343(b1); anticipatory bond; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-1446(d)(18); N.C. R. App. P. 10(a)(1); N.C Gen. Stat. § 15A-1443(c)

motion for appropriate relief; motion to suppress; Miranda rights; voluntariness of confession; findings of fact; conclusions of law; substantial similarity of statutes; etc.

Confrontation clause; Non-hearsay purpose; Hearsay.

conflict of interest, voir dire, plain error

probation revocation post-expiration of probationary period; jurisdiction; statutory findings

larceny from the person; felony larceny; misdemeanor larceny; jury instruction; protection and control; awareness; from the counter

plain error; testimony; HIV status; character evidence; Rule 401; Rule 403; Rule 404; rape; minor

first-degree murder; jury instructions; aggressor doctrine; ineffective assistance of counsel; abuse of discretion; lay witness testimony; opinion testimony; no error

Obtaining Property by False Pretenses;
Restitution;
Active sentence;
Denial of probation;

summary judgment; contributory negligence; gross negligence; pleadings; distraction; negligence; duty to warn; open and obvious; hidden danger; some fact, condition, or circumstance which would or might divert the attention of an ordinarily prudent person

Common-law negligence; special relationship; N.C.G.S. § 115C-376.5.

Termination of parental rights.

interlocutory; substantial right; declaratory judgment; protective order; condemnation; temporary construction easement; taking; police powers; physical intrusion; use and enjoyment; access; interference; reversed.

interlocutory; substantial right; declaratory judgment; protective order; condemnation; temporary construction easement; taking; police powers; physical intrusion; use and enjoyment; access; interference; reversed.

ex parte communication, material deviation

N.C. R. App. 28(b)(6); motion to continue; child support recalculation

Termination; unambiguous contractual clause; good faith and fair dealing