Court of Appeals
Walsh v. Street
petition for removal of sheriff from public office; subject-matter jurisdiction; motion to dismiss
State v. Thompson
post-conviction DNA testing; court-appointed counsel; rape; kidnapping
State v. Stokes
disseminating an obscenity; disclosure of private images; motion to dismiss
State v. Purvis
duplicative court costs; writ of certiorari
State v. Painter
second-degree murder; evidence of malice; prior bad acts
State v. McCormick
Human trafficking; acting in concert jury instructions; documentary exhibits; lay opinion testimony; cumulative error
State v. McCarty
no error in denying motion to dismiss; no plain error in admitting challenged evidence; no ineffective assistance of counsel
State v. Garcia
Sentencing; Absolute impasse; Allocution statement; Ineffective assistance of counsel; Mitigating factors; Aggravating factors; Presumptive range; Voluntary manslaughter; Writ of certiorari; N.C. R. App. P. 9(b)(5)(b); Structured Sentencing Act; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-1340.16.
State v. Dover
motion for mistrial, instructional error, and curative instruction
State v. Dancy
Lay witness testimony; opinion testimony; Rule 701; closing arguments; ex mero motu.