Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Published Opinions Filed December 20, 2022
Timothy C. Morris, GAL for Damir Thompson, alleged minor child of DaQuann Thompson, Deceased, Empl
Industrial Commission, The Workers' Compensation Act, workplace death benefits, acknowledged illegitimate child, substantially dependent child
Taylor Boyles (now Gas) v. Binny Orrell III
Civil Contempt; Criminal Contempt; Child Custody; Attorney's Fees
State v. Kevin Lamont Whiting
Batson three-step process, clearly erroneous standard
State v. Gerar Michael Christman
Resentencing after remand; compliance with N.C. Gen. Stat. 15A-1335; changes to consolidation of convictions
State v. Dwight Brown
Possession of a Firearm by a Felon; Habitual Felon; issue preservation; unpreserved constitutional error; plain error.
State v. Copper Urion Eckenrod
first-degree sex offense; first-degree statutory sex offense; indecent liberties; sexual act; penetration; motion to dismiss; sufficiency of the evidence; general objection; specificity requirement; apparent from context; preservation; expert testimony; Rule 702; speculation; relevance
State v. Charles David Hall
Motion for continuance, expert qualifications, and visual identification of a controlled substance.
State of N. Carolina v. Jacquelyn Sanders
sufficiency of indictment; defective indictment; larceny; habitual larceny; felony habitual larceny; plea bargain; petition for writ of certiorari
State of N. Carolina v. Ivan Dawkins
Hearsay, testimonial statements, confrontation clause.