Appellate Court Opinions

Personal-opinion expression; prejudicial error.

Jurisdiction; jurisdictional and non-jurisdictional deficiencies; indictments

First Degree Murder;
Closing Arguments;
Improper Comment;
Plain Error;

North Carolina Rule of Evidence 609(b), Required Findings of Fact, N.C. Const. Art. I, Section 24

petition for writ of certiorari; pwc; writ of cert; abuse of discretion; sentencing; substantial assistance; motion to continue; continuance; constitutional right; effective assistance of counsel

Post-Conviction DNA Testing; Anders brief; no materiality

Rule 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss; Restrictive covenants; Vertical and Horizontal Privity; light most favorable to nonmoving party

judicial function in determining visitation, resolve material issues, competent evidence in custody cases

Child custody; attorney’s fees; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 50-13.6; good faith; genuine dispute over the custody of a minor child

Interlocutory appeal; Substantial right; Inconsistent verdicts; Motion to dismiss.

receivership; venue; standing

Inverse condemnation; municipal control; competent evidence.

Juvenile adjudication; disorderly conduct, sufficiency of evidence

nonsecure custody, abuse, neglect, dependency, petition, subject-matter jurisdiction, permanency-planning order, reunification, motion for review, affirmed.

receivership; venue; standing; motion to dismiss

equitable distribution; marital property; expert credibility determination; company accounts; company valuation; property valuation.

temporary regulatory taking, inverse condemnation, stormwater permit, motion to dismiss, summary judgment, res judicata, issue preclusion, contested case hearing, declaratory judgment, due process violation.

interpretation of zoning regulations; standard of review

child custody; sufficient findings

tort claims act; negligence; industrial commission; damages; competent evidence; expungement