Court of Appeals
State v. McKinley
impeachment evidence, self-defense instruction, cumulative error
State v. McDowell
first-degree murder; prior statements as corroborative evidence; additional facts adding weight and credibility; custodial interrogation of a minor; age of majority for minors; co-inmate not an agent of the State
State v. Lawson
hearsay; plain error; ineffective assistance of counsel
State v. Hudson
firearm; constructive possession; passenger; seat; felon; trial court; front passenger seat; jury; prejudicial statement; guilty; totality of the circumstances; jury instructions.
State v. Freeman
plain error, Rule 609 evidence, flee to elude arrest
State v. Corpening
N.C. R. App. P. 21(a)(1); Treat an appeal as a petition for writ of certiorari; Direct criminal contempt; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 5A-11.
State v. Bennett
Jury trial; Trafficking cocaine; Possession with intent to sell or deliver cocaine; Cocaine; Rule 702; Expert witness; Expert testimony; Foundation; IAC; Jury instruction; Plain Error; Methodology; Baseless speculation; Chemical analysis
Miller v. Soudrette
12(b)(6) motion to dismiss; N.C.G.S. § 47G-2(b);
Keenan v. Fed. Express Corp.
Workers' Compensation; expert testimony; medical diagnosis; causation of injuries; sufficiency of evidence
In re V.W.
no-merit brief, termination of parental rights, independent appellate review