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In re: T.O.C.
Delinquent juvenile; simple assault; insufficient evidence of self-defense; remand for N.C. Gen. Stat. 7B-2501(c) required findings of fact; insufficient findings of fact to alter custody in disposition
In re: Y.D.W., C.V.W., Jr. & J.S.W.
Termination of parental rights
Sheppard v. Sheppard
Competent evidence; conclusive; contrary; unchallenged findings; constitutional argument; unpreserved; waived; abandoned; personal representative; estate; clerk; superior court; best interest
State v. Berry
ineffective assistance of counsel; IAC; prejudice; Strickland v. Washington; reasonable probability; cold record; merits
State v. Burnette
clerical error, concedes, sentencing
State v. Carmichael
Rule 404(b); Rule 403; evidence of uncharged acts; corroborative testimony; plain error review; ineffective assistance of counsel; mandatory minimum sentencing
State v. Estrada
Harbison Error; Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; No Error; Second-Degree Rape; No Prejudice
State v. Forney
Anders brief; Wholly frivolous; Trafficking in Heroin; Post-conviction DNA testing.
State v. Gordon
constructive possession, marijuana identification, Fifth Amendment
State v. Grant
Defendant’s Waiver of Counsel;
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-1242 (2023);
Maximum theoretical sentence;
State v. Guess
Criminal Contempt; Civil Party; Settlement; Indirect Contempt; Direct Contempt; Improper Communication with Juror
State v. Keeter
Possession of a firearm by a felon, motion to dismiss, jury instructions, improper closing arguments
State v. Martin
Statutory rape; impermissible vouching; IAC
State v. Merritt
preservation, first-degree murder, rule of evidence 403, probative value, prejudicial effect
State v. Santiago Cortez
ex mero motu; racial prejudice; mistrial; character evidence; statutory discovery; original jurisdiction
State v. Southers
Second-degree murder;
Possession of Firearm by a Felon;
Breaking and Entering;
Dangerous Instrument;
Accident;
Lay Witness Opinion;
State v. Stephany
Anders; Kinch; DWI; Prior Record Level; Sentencing; Motion to Suppress; Wholly Frivolous; Dismissed.
State v. Tate
Motion to suppress; denied; search and seizure; findings of fact; conclusions of law; competent evidence; fire-arm possession; automatic weapon
State v. Wilson
probation violation, revocation, constructive possession, clerical errors
State v. Younger
Statutory rape; indecent liberties; SBM