Court of Appeals
State v. Saldana
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-96; Guilty plea; Conditional discharge; Motion to withdraw plea; Motion for appropriate relief; Immigration; Federal law; Manifest injustice; Misunderstanding consequences of guilty plea.
State v. Rubenstahl
voluntary intoxication, second degree murder instruction, premeditation and deliberation
State v. Michael
motion to dismiss, insufficiency of evidence, possession of cocaine
State v. McCrorey
death by distribution; proximate cause; actual cause; Rule 404(b)
State v. Hill
larceny from a merchant by product code fraud, larceny, motion to dismiss, restitution, fatal variance
State v. Gregory
limitation on cross-examination of the State’s expert witness, confrontation rights, capacity to proceed, defense of insanity, defendant’s mental condition, feigning or malingering symptoms, Sell hearing, forced medication, denial of request for a special jury instruction on insanity
State v. Figueroa
plain error review; expert testimony; improper jury arguments
State v. Burnett
First Degree Murder;
Premeditation & Deliberation;
Motion to Dismiss;
Expert Witness;
Brady v. Maryland;
Rule 404(b);
Closing Argument;
State v. Bethea
motion for capacity hearing; no abuse of discretion; competent to stand trial;
Lassiter v. Robeson Cnty. Sheriff's Dep't
Workers' Compensation; independent contractor, employer-employee relationship; NCDOT, off-duty police officer, traffic control work; Hayes factors; employment contract; simultaneous control