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, Court of Appeals , COA20-828 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Published
In re: K.V.

Involuntary Commitment; Dangerousness to Others

, Court of Appeals , COA21-140 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Published
Milligan v. Crews

Findings of fact required when trial court sits without a jury in hearing regarding domestic violence protection order; Chapter 50B; Rule 52(a)(1) of North Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure.

, Court of Appeals , COA21-141 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Published
Milligan v. Crews

Findings of fact required when trial court sits without a jury in hearing regarding domestic violence protection order; Chapter 50B; Rule 52(a)(1) of North Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-606 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Unpublished
Slok, LLC v. Courtside Condo. Owners Ass'n, Inc.

Judicial sale; execution sale; secondary remedies; judicial foreclosure; appropriate foreclosure remedies under N.C.G.S. § 47C-3-116 and N.C.G.S. § 1-339.1; voided judgments on remand; attorney fees pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 75-16.1; and attorney fees pursuant to N.C.G.S. §§ 47C-3-116 and 47C-4-117.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-198 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Published
State v. Austin

First degree murder; Castle Doctrine, pre-trial determination of Castle Doctrine immunity; rebuttable presumption of imminent death or serious bodily harm; jury instructions

, Court of Appeals , COA20-566 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Published
State v. Bradley

First-Degree Murder; Premeditation and Deliberation; Rules 404(b) and 403; Closing Arguments; Motion to Dismiss

, Court of Appeals , COA20-476 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. Brake

1st and 2d degree forcible rape; 1st and 2d degree forcible sexual offense; inconsistent and contradictory verdicts; DNA evidence; serious personal injury.

, Court of Appeals , COA19-748 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
State v. Capps

accident instruction; ex mero motu mistrial right

, Court of Appeals , COA20-618 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Published
State v. Clagon

Incorrect sentence, intimidating witness, jury instructions, motion to dismiss, preservation, State v. Golder, restitution, variance

, Court of Appeals , COA20-720 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Unpublished
State v. Comer Miles Myers

attorney?s fees; civil judgments; failure to comply with North Carolina Rule of Appellate Procedure 3; without merit; deny PWC; appeal dismissed

, Court of Appeals , COA20-391 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Unpublished
State v. Fleming

Expenses, civil judgment, attorney fees, certiorari, diligence in prosecution, civil lien

, Court of Appeals , COA20-487 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Published
State v. France

Motion to suppress; Fourth Amendment search and seizure; permissible scope and duration of traffic stop; reasonable suspicion; challenged findings of fact; petition for writ of certiorari; attorneys fees.

, Court of Appeals , COA19-288-2 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Published
State v. Goins

Plain error, Supreme Court interpretation of evidence.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-200 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. Hooper

Assault by strangulation; possession of a firearm by a felon; communicating threats; interfering with emergency communication; no prior notice to assert self-defense; jury charge conference; jury instruction; invited error.

, Court of Appeals , COA21-14 (Judge Darren Jackson) , Unpublished
State v. Jada Woolard

sufficient evidence supported activation of the defendant's suspended sentences for violating probation by willfully absconding; inclusion of findings in judgments that were not rendered in open court was not error; clerical errors in judgments required correction on remand

, Court of Appeals , COA20-564 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Published
State v. Johnson

Fourth Amendment Search and Seizure and Consent to Search.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-383 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
State v. Kwiagaye

motion to suppress; right to counsel; findings of fact; material conflict in evidence

, Court of Appeals , COA20-703 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Unpublished
State v. May

methamphetamine, trafficking, keeping, selling, controlled substances, narcotics, dwelling, search warrant, drug paraphernalia, residence, residency, occupancy, certiorari, plain error, motion to suppress, nexus, property, possession, ineffective assistance of counsel, conspiracy, joinder, severance