Appellate Court Opinions

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, Court of Appeals , COA15-1004 (Judge Wanda Bryant) , Published
State v. Williams

Sentencing, aggravating factors, notice, Sixth Amendment, DWI

, Court of Appeals , COA15-635 (Judge Ann Calabria) , Unpublished
State v. Williams

N.C. Rules of Evidence 412 (the rape shield statute); Declaring a box cutter a dangerous or deadly weapon as a matter of law.

, Court of Appeals , COA15-1218 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
State v. Wright

Plain error; Improper Testimony

, Supreme Court , 363A15 (Justice Cheri Beasley) , Published
Herndon v. Herndon

Whether, at a hearing on plaintiff's complaint and motion for issuance of a domestic violence protective order, the trial court violated defendant's Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination.

, Supreme Court , 252PA15 (Justice Barbara Jackson) , Published
In re D.L.W.

Termination of parental rights; whether the trial court's findings of fact supported its conclusions of law that respondent-mother's parental rights should be terminated under N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1) and (a)(2).

, Supreme Court , 56PA14-2 (Justice Paul Newby) , Published
Kirby v. NCDOT

Whether the improvement, development, and subdivision restrictions imposed on plaintiffs' property under the Map Act, by which NCDOT identifies corridors that may be used for possible future transportation projects, amount to a taking by eminent domain.

, Supreme Court , 429PA13 (Justice Cheri Beasley) , Published
Morris v. Scenera Research LLC

Action under N.C. Wage & Hour Act for payment of patent bonuses to former employee; whether employee was entitled to elect to rescind certain patent assignments in lieu of damages awarded by a jury and the trial court.

, Supreme Court , 223PA15 (Justice Robin Hudson) , Published
State v. Bishop

Constitutionality of N.C.G.S. 14-458.1(a)(1)(d), prohibiting cyber-bullying.

, Supreme Court , 389A15 (Per Curiam) , Published
State v. Hammonds

When defendant was questioned by police while he was involuntarily committed, whether he was in custody and required to receive Miranda warnings; whether defendant's statements were made voluntarily.

, Supreme Court , 72PA14 (Justice Mark Martin) , Published
State v. McGrady

Whether the trial court abused its discretion by excluding expert witness testimony offered by defendant, pursuant to amended Rule of Evidence 702(a).

, Court of Appeals , COA15-1139 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Unpublished
Allmond v. Goodnight

Rule 60(b) Motion for Relief from Judgment, Public Official Immunity Doctrine