Court of Appeals
State v. Boynton
Motion in limine; First Degree Murder; North Carolina Rules of Evidence; North Carolina Rule of Evidence 404(b); North Carolina Rule of Evidence 403; Character Evidence; Prior bad acts; Other Purposes; Testimony Admissibility; Jury Instructions; Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Plain Error; No error.
State v. Benbow
jury instructions; self-defense; stand your ground
State v. Barnes
ex mero motu, expert testimony, plain error
State v. Armstrong
Assault by strangulation; Habitual misdemeanor assault; Predicate assault; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-33(c); Sentencing error; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-32.4(b); N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-33.2; Distinct interruption; Intervening event.
State v. Alvarado
Motion in limine; Sexual Assault; North Carolina Rules of Evidence; North Carolina Rule of Evidence 412; Rape-Shield Statute; Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Issue Preservation; Exclusion of Evidence; Voire Dire; No error.
Sanders v. N.C. Dep't of Transp.
map act, definite takings, interlocutory appeals
Porter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
Worker's compensation
Phillips v. Extra Space Mgmt., Inc.
Motion for directed verdict; Motion for new trial; Breach of contract; Fraudulent inducement and fraudulent misrepresentation; Breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; Unfair and deceptive trade practice; Negligent misrepresentation; Gross negligence; Sufficient evidence; Jury verdict; No error.
Payne v. Raynor
lease contract; setoff defense; findings of fact; conclusions of law; competent evidence.
Odindo v. Kanyi
Domestic violence; child custody