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State v. King
Appellate Rules Violations, Rule 4, Rule 9, Rule 21; Jurisdiction; Attorney Fees Civil penalty; Assault Inflicting Serious Bodily Injury; Domestic Violence
State v. Lewis
State presented evidence sufficient for trial court's denial Defendant's motion to dismiss charges of child abuse by inflicting serious bodily injury and serious physical injury under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-318.4(a) (2019) and N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-318.4(a3) (2019).
State v. Pittman
Constitutional right to counsel,waiver of assigned counsel
State v. Sechrest
indecent liberties with a child, facially valid indictment with minor?s initials, vouching.
State v. Watkins
plain error; assault with a deadly weapon; jury instructions; lesser-included offense
State v. Watson
felony murder; statutory rape; inconsistent verdicts
Town of Apex v. Rubin
Condemnation; injunctive relief; trespass
Town of Apex v. Rubin
Declaratory Action; preliminary injunction; condemnation
White v. Allstate Ins. Co.
unfair and deceptive practices; admission of untimely affidavit was not abuse of discretion; pre-suit release did not bar claims against non-party; fact issue existed as to when statute of limitations period on unfair and deceptive practices claim began to run; summary judgment was improper where evidence was sufficient to support claim for unfair and deceptive practices
Supreme Court Opinions Filed April 23, 2021
In re A.M.
Termination of parental rights; whether findings of fact were sufficient to support a ground for termination of parental rights under N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(2), failure to make reasonable progress; and whether the trial court abused its discretion by determining termination of parental rights was in the children's best interests.
In re A.R.W.
Termination of parental rights pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1)-(2); No-merit review pursuant to Rule 3.1(e) of the North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure.
In re A.W.
Appeal from an order adjudicating juvenile a neglected and dependent juvenile; whether the trial court erred in failing to make reunification a part of the juvenile's permanent plan; appeal from an order terminating respondent-mother's parental rights based on neglect.
In re D.A.A.R.
Termination of parental rights; willful failure to make reasonable progress to correct conditions leading to the juvenile's removal from the home; reasonableness of respondent's progress.
In re G.D.H.
Termination of parental rights pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1)-(2); no-merit review pursuant to Rule 3.1(e) of the North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure.
In re J.E.
Termination of parental rights pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1); whether the trial court erred in denying respondent's counsel's motion to continue; whether the trial court erred in adjudicating the existence of neglect as a ground for termination.
In re J.M.
Appeal from separate orders terminating respondent-father's parental rights to two children; whether the trial court lacked subject matter jurisdiction to conduct termination proceedings related to respondent-father's daughter while respondent-father appealed the adjudication and disposition orders in the underlying juvenile case; review of the no-merit brief and respondent-father's pro se arguments concerning the termination of respondent-father's parental rights to his son; termination pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(3); ineffective assistance of counsel.
In re L.R.L.B.
Termination of parental rights; permanency planning; elimination of reunification from the permanent plan; failure to make findings required by N.C.G.S. 7B-906.2(d).
In re M.J.B.
Termination of parental rights pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1) on the grounds that there was a likelihood of future neglect.
In re M.L.B.
Termination of parental rights; whether the trial court's findings of fact are supported by clear, cogent, and convincing evidence; whether the trial court complied with the requirements of the Indian Child Welfare Act.