Appellate Court Opinions

Ineffective assistance of counsel.

IMPEACHMENT, RULE 608(A), CHARACTER FOR TRUTHFULNESS, OPEN THE DOOR, REHABILITATIVE EVIDENCE, PREJUDICE, CREDIBILITY, ABUSE OF DISCRETION, NEW TRIAL

Anders brief; PWC; motion to dismiss; simple assault.

Robbery with a Dangerous Weapon; Felony Murder; Jury Instructions; Motion to Dismiss; Duress

Anders brief; motion to dismiss; jury instruction; lesser included offense; prior record level.

Motion for appropriate relief, MAR, procedural bar, N.C.G.S. § 15A-1419, retroactive change in law, forfeiture of counsel, State v. Simpkins, 373 N.C. 530 (2020).

Legal Nullities; Waiver of Counsel; Pro Se; Right to Effective Assistance of Counsel; Right to a Speedy Trial.

Present Recollection Refreshed; Past Recollection Recorded; Substantive Evidence; Corroborative Evidence; Improper Vouching; No Plain Error.

Probation revocation; good cause

Prejudicial Error; Prejudice; Closing argument; Opening argument; Rule 10; Expert Testimony; Confrontation Clause; Double Jeopardy; Death by Distribution; Sale and/or Delivery of a Controlled Substance; Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

N.C.G.S. § 14-451.1, Rule 2, possession of a firearm by a felon. 

Lay-opinion tesimony; ineffective assistance of counsel.

Batson hearing, procedural requirements, prima facie case

Child custody; Temporary–permanent orders; Intervenors.

Homeowners Association;
Summary Judgment;

personal jurisdiction, Rule 12(b)(2), standard of review, abandoned argument. 

NCWHA, UDTP, severance payment, non-compete payment

Voluntary Dismissal; Relief from Judgment; Motion to Enforce Settlement

North Carolina Domestic Violence Act; N.C. Gen. Stat. Chapter 50B; Domestic Violence Protective Order; ex parte DVPO; DVPO entered after notice and opportunity to be heard; one-year DVPO; one-year time limitation; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 50B-3; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 50B-3(b); N.C. Gen. Stat. § 50B-2(c)(5); statutory construction; plain meaning; statutory construction in context; Rudder v. Rudder

termination of parental rights; best interests of the child; abuse of discretion; N.C.G.S. § 7B-1110(a); permanency planning.