Appellate Court Opinions

plain error, jury instruction, lesser-included offense

Kidnapping; sufficiency of evidence; plain error

Jury composition; New trial; Alternate juror; Error per se.

Plea Negotiation, First Degree Murder, Reasonable Belief

IAC;
Probable Cause;
Industrial Hemp Act;
Marijuana;
Traffic Stop;

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-360; Brady violation; defense of habitation; Confrontation Clause; improper closing argument; cumulative error

probation, lack of good cause finding, N.C.G.S. § 15A-1344(f)(1)–(3).

flight jury instruction; lying-in wait jury instruction; second-degree murder lesser-included offense; intoxication.

PWC; plain error; jury instructions; aggressor doctrine; lay opinion testimony; prejudice.

assault; break and enter; lay opinion; testimony; authentication; plain error; prejudice

Double First Degree murders;
Prior & adequate notice of affirmative defenses;
Self defense;
Motion to compel;
Admitting identity as shooter;
Waiver;

termination of parental rights; neglect

Termination of parental Rights;
Neglect;
Incarcerated Parent;
Failure to maintain contact;

utility; rate; tariff; contract; water; connection; fee; interest; just and reasonable; overcollection; commission.

Termination of parental rights; Insufficient findings of fact; Failure to pay cost of care; Ability of parent to pay; Amount of child's reasonable needs; Correcting the conditions that led to removal; Reasonable progress; Probability of repetition of neglect.

termination of parental rights; Rule 17 Guardian ad Litem; failure to preserve issue for appeal

termination of parental rights, best interests

Termination of parental rights.

Termination of Parental Rights

termination of parental rights, insufficient record, ineffective assistance of counsel