Appellate Court Opinions

Real Property; Zoning; Statutes of Limitations; Continuing Wrong Doctrine; Motion to Dismiss; Rule 12(b)(6); Affirmed.

Termination of parental rights;
Motion to continue;
Motion to withdrawal;
Waiver;
Abuse of discretion;

Property Tax Commission, final decision, appraisal report, valuation methods, income approach, capitalization rate, sales comparison approach, cost approach, depreciation, obsolescence

decedent's estate, elective share, waiver of elective share, summary judgment

termination of parental rights; ultimate findings of fact; abuse and neglect

TPR; abuse neglect dependency; termination of parental rights

Abuse and neglect of minors

Termination of Parental Rights; Indian Child Welfare Act; De Novo; Affirmed.

NCDOT Map Act;
Inverse condemnation;
Temporary Taking;
Diminution in value;
Tax benefits provided;

Automotive Insurance; Underinsured Motorist Coverage; Stacking; Multiple Claimant Exception; Summary Judgment; Reversed.

Transfer of judgment owed to a debtor is a legal satisfaction and extinguishment of the judgment; renewal of enforceability of judgment; judgment on the pleadings

Discharging weapon into occupied vehicle; Multiple shots; Rule 403 analysis; Admissibility of evidence; Self-defense; Jury instructions; Lesser-included offense; Aggressor doctrine; Castle Doctrine instruction; Plain error review.

Intimidating a witness; sufficiency of the evidence; intent; circumstantial evidence

Alford plea, Motion for Appropriate Relief, Manifest injustice

traffic stop, vehicle search, probable cause, K-9, dog sniff

Injury to personal property, Hit and Run, No liability insurance, Motion to Dismiss

felony stalking; harassment; substantial emotional distress;

motion to dismiss; assault on a law enforcement officer with a deadly weapon

aggravated sentence, probation revocation, clerical error

NCDOT Map Act;
Inverse condemnation;
Temporary Taking;
Diminution in value;
Tax benefits provided;