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In re: J.S., J.S., J.S.
Termination of parental rights;
Neglect;
Case Plan Efficacy;
Failure to understand reasons for removal;
Probable repetition of future neglect;
In re: K.A.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-906.1(a); Removal of Custody; Review Hearings
In re: R.B.
no-merit brief; N.C.R. App. P. 3.1(e); termination of parental rights
In re: T.L.-T.M.
termination of parental rights; Anders brief; no-merit appeal; N.C. Rule of Appellate Procedure 3.1(e).
State v. Allen
First-degree murder;
Rule of Evidence 702;
Lay opinion testimony describing video footage;
Plain error;
Ineffective assistance of counsel;
Possession of a Firearm by a Felon;
State v. Black-Roberts
Possession of a firearm by a felon; opinion testimony; speculative testimony; shorthand statement of fact; motion to dismiss for insufficient evidence; jury instructions; constructive possession
State v. Carr
Rule of lenity; jury instructions.
State v. Coad
probation revocation, ineffective assistance of counsel, good cause.
State v. Cole
first-degree murder; attempted murder; discharging a firearm within an occupied enclosure with the intent to incite fear; self-defense; felony-disqualifier limiting instruction under N.C. Gen. Stat. 14-51.4(1); defense of accident; unpreserved constitutional argument; Rule 2
State v. Evans
Constitutionality of N.C. Gen. Stat. 14-415.1, possession of firearm by felon, sufficient evidence of conspiracy, circumstantial evidence of agreement beyond prior relationships or connections
State v. Johnson
motion to dismiss; sexual abuse; plain error; cumulative analysis; domestic violence; 'bad acts' evidence.
State v. Kershaw
Anders brief; Alford guilty plea; PWC granted for review of non-sentencing errors
State v. Lee
Barker factors, clerical error, right to a speedy trial
State v. Posey
Trafficking in fentanyl;
Trafficking in cocaine;
Denial of Possession or Ownership;
Requested Jury Instruction on lesser included offense;
Simple Possession;
State v. Rogers
motion to suppress; N.C.G.S. 14-415.1; plain error; particularity; severability; plain view.
State v. Whitt
probation revocation; absconding from supervision; abuse of discretion
State v. Williams
Motion for Mistrial; Sustained Objection; Substantial and Irreparable Prejudice
Supreme Court Opinions Filed March 20, 2026
Armistead v. County of Carteret
Whether the proposed class members in a class action against a county are ascertainable and whether the proposed class satisfies the predominance and superiority criteria.
Byrd v. Avco Corp.
Whether the Court of Appeals erred by dismissing defendants' appeal from the trial court's interlocutory order denying defendants' motion to reconsider.