Appellate Court Opinions

United States v. Rodriguez; suppression; probable cause; reasonable suspicion

breach of contract, summary judgment, attorney’s fees.

Interlocutory; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-277; Substantial right; Inconsistent verdicts; LLC; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 57D-6-02(2); Dissolution; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 57D-6-03(d); Forced sale.

insurance policy interpretation, NC Medical Board investigation, claims made and reported policy

Industrial commission; Workers compensation; Temporary disability benefits; Change in treating physician; Functional capacity evaluation; Maximum medical improvement; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-25(a); N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-2(9)

Will Contest;
Summary Judgement;
Undue Influence;
Testator's Intent;

Reasonable efforts, visitation, guardianship

3.1; child custody; adjudication of neglect and dependency

child support; findings of fact; mandate; sanctions

Error by TC in granting summary judgment

Equitable distribution

North Carolina Industrial Commission, Tort Claims Act, Negligence, North Carolina Department of Public Safety, State Actor, Duty of Care, Foreseeable Harm, Inmate, Findings of Fact, Competent Evidence, Conclusions of Law, De Novo; Affirmed.

absolute divorce; motion to stay proceedings; foreign jurisdiction; interlocutory jurisdiction; petition for writ of certiorari; findings of fact; absence of transcript or narrative from appellate record

jurisdiction, child custody, permanent custody order

proper venue; residency; equitable distribution; separation and support; service of order; timeliness of appeal

Ineffective assistance of counsel; Restitution; Search warrant; Affidavit; Probable cause; Fourth Amendment; Totality of circumstances; Application for search warrant; Motion to suppress; Trial strategy; Crime Lab; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7A-304(a)(7).

Anders, Anders brief, motion to suppress, reasonable articulable suspicion.

ineffective assistance of counsel; motion for appropriate relief; motion to suppress; attempted robbery; exigent circumstances; probable cause; consent to search

pattern jury instructions, defense of accident, murder, discharging of a firearm into occupied property, plain error, NCPI 307.10, NCPI 307.11.