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, Court of Appeals , COA16-679 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
State v. Farrar

Admission of Testimony at Trial; Prejudicial Error

, Court of Appeals , COA16-934 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. Fink

larceny by employee; NCGS 14-74; identity of the employer; fatal variance; Rule 404 (b) evidence; Rule 403 prejudice

, Court of Appeals , COA16-289 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Published
State v. Garner

Failure to specify an entity capable of owning property on a larceny indictment;? ?arresting judgment without express justification for doing so;? ? double-jeopardy related arrest of judgment.?

, Court of Appeals , COA16-517 (Judge Douglas McCullough) , Unpublished
State v. Glisson

motion to continue; ineffective assistance of counsel; first-degree murder

, Court of Appeals , COA16-695 (Judge Douglas McCullough) , Unpublished
State v. Hensley

sentencing; probation point; NCGS § 15A-1340.16(a6)

, Court of Appeals , COA16-643 (Judge Ann Calabria) , Unpublished
State v. Morris

Motion for mistrial; Sex offender registration; Aggravated offense; Satellite-based monitoring; Ineffective assistance of counsel.

, Court of Appeals , COA16-822 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
State v. O'Shields

Competency to Stand Trial; Challenge to Jury Instructions

, Court of Appeals , COA16-754 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Unpublished
State v. Pye

Motion to suppress, DWI, reasonable suspicion, driver?s license checkpoint, three-point turn

, Court of Appeals , COA16-109 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Published
State v. Walker

?preservation of an argument on appeal;? ?sufficiency of the evidence;? ?general motion to dismiss for sufficiency of the evidence;? ?specific argument for a motion to dismiss for sufficiency of the evidence.?

, Supreme Court , 87A16 (Per Curiam) , Published
In re Hughes

Appeal from Industrial Commission's denial of benefits under the N.C. Eugenics Compensation Program based on deceased claimant's constitutional challenge to a statutory requirement to qualify for the Program; whether the Court of Appeals has jurisdiction over the appeal; application of N.C.G.S. 1-267.1(a1).

, Supreme Court , 86A16 (Justice Barbara Jackson) , Published
In re Redmond

Appeal from Industrial Commission's denial of benefits under the N.C. Eugenics Compensation Program based on deceased claimant's constitutional challenge to a statutory requirement to qualify for the Program; whether the Court of Appeals has jurisdiction over the appeal; application of N.C.G.S. 1-267.1(a1).

, Supreme Court , 88A16 (Per Curiam) , Published
In re Smith

Appeal from Industrial Commission's denial of benefits under the N.C. Eugenics Compensation Program based on deceased claimant's constitutional challenge to a statutory requirement to qualify for the Program; whether the Court of Appeals has jurisdiction over the appeal; application of N.C.G.S. 1-267.1(a1).

, Supreme Court , 155A16 (Justice Paul Newby) , Published
Old Republic Nat'l Title Ins. Co. v. Hartford Fire Ins. Co.

Dispute between bank that made a construction loan to a developer and the company that issued payment and performance bonds to a contractor who was not paid for his work; whether certain issues decided by a jury in a previous action between the contractor, who was in privity with the bond company, and the bank, coupled with statements made by the bond company's counsel to the court in the prior action, barred the bond company's claims in a later action raising the same issues; application of judicial estoppel.

, Supreme Court , 173A16 (Per Curiam) , Published
State v. Stith

Whether the trial court erred in allowing the State to amend an indictment at the start of trial; application of N.C.G.S. 15A-923(e); whether the amendment was material.

, Supreme Court , 95PA16 (Per Curiam) , Published
Walker v. N.C. State Bd. of Dental Exam'rs

Appeal from licensing board's decision imposing discipline on licensee for violation of a board rule and for professional negligence in violation of the Dental Practice Act.

, Court of Appeals , COA16-394 (Judge Douglas McCullough) , Unpublished
Doe v. Catawba Coll.

judgment on the pleadings; NCGS § 1A-1, Rule 12(c)