Appellate Court Opinions

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, Court of Appeals , COA15-240 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
State v. Kersey

Dangerous weapon; prior record level

, Court of Appeals , COA15-98 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Unpublished
State v. Layne

Ineffective assistance of counsel; breaking or entering; sufficiency of the evidence

, Court of Appeals , COA15-365 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. Mastor

Criminal contempt; Consent order; Felony secret peeping; Convicted sex offender; plain meaning; Sex Offender Registration Program

, Court of Appeals , COA15-221 (Judge Ann Calabria) , Unpublished
State v. McCullough

Jury instructions; Larceny from the person; Lesser included offenses

, Court of Appeals , COA14-1403 (Judge Douglas McCullough) , Unpublished
State v. O'Neal

DWI checkpoint; motion to suppress; § 20-16.3A

, Court of Appeals , COA14-1381 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
State v. Sanchez

Drug trafficking- lesser included offenses

, Court of Appeals , COA15-234 (Judge John Tyson) , Unpublished
State v. Wilson

1st degree murder; Right to counsel/Miranda; Rules 404(b) and 403

, Supreme Court , 123A14 (Justice Barbara Jackson) , Published
Burley v US Foods, Inc.

Workers' Compensation; Injury sustained by an employee while working out of state; Whether the N.C. Industrial Commission has subject matter jurisdiction over the employee's claim under N.C.G.S. 97-36.

, Supreme Court , 8PA14 (Justice Barbara Jackson) , Published
High Point Bank And Trust Company v Highmark Properties, LLC

Following foreclosure, whether guarantors on a loan secured by the real property can assert a defense under N.C.G.S. 45-21.36 to reduce their individual liability for the debt or whether that defense is available only to the borrower who owned the real property used as collateral for the loan.

, Supreme Court , 24PA15 (Per Curiam) , Published
State v Benitez

Whether in-custody incriminating statements made by a juvenile should be suppressed as inadmissible under N.C.G.S. 7B-2101(b); whether a defendant's uncle qualifies as a guardian or custodian for purposes of that statute.

, Supreme Court , 19PA14 (Justice Mark Martin) , Published
State v. Bartlett

Motion to suppress evidence; whether a judge can make findings of fact concerning evidence that the judge did not hear.

, Supreme Court , 446A14 (Per Curiam) , Published
State v. Blow

Whether substantial evidence supported all three of defendant's convictions for first-degree rape of a child.

, Supreme Court , 405PA14 (Justice Sam Ervin IV) , Published
State v. Ellis

Whether an indictment charging defendant with injury to personal property was fatally defective because it did not allege that both of the alleged co-owners of the damaged property had the legal ability to own property.

, Supreme Court , 237PA14 (Per Curiam) , Published
State v. Gray

Whether the trial court (1) erred in allowing the State to introduce text messages from a cell phone belonging to one of defendant's co-conspirators, and (2) committed plain error in admitting a detective's opinion testimony regarding the content of text messages among all co-conspirators.

, Supreme Court , 49A15 (Per Curiam) , Published
State v. Pendergraft

Whether an indictment charging defendant with obtaining property by false pretenses was fatally defective because it failed to state the alleged false representation made by defendant.

, Supreme Court , 332PA14 (Per Curiam) , Published
State v. Perkins

Whether defendant must testify in order to preserve an in limine objection to impeachment by prior conviction; whether prior record level is reviewable after defendant's stipulation.

, Supreme Court , 1A15 (Per Curiam) , Published
State v. Taylor

Whether the trial court committed plain error by admitting testimony from a detective that vouched for the credibility of the alleged victim.