Court of Appeals
Brown v. McLeod
rear-end collision, causation, admissibility of expert testimony
State v. Faucette
Identity theft, identifying information of another person, sufficiency of the evidence
State v. Campbell
Expert opinion testimony, constructive possession, conditional discharge, plain error
State v. Harper
Resisting, Delaying, or Obstructing a Public Officer;
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-223 (2021);
Communicating Threats;
Motion to Dismiss;
Verifiable Identification;
Out of State Tags and ID;
Waiver of Counsel;
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15-A-1242 (2021);
Jury Instructions;
Invited Error
State v. Slaughter
Shackling, restraints, prejudicial error, MAR, notice of appeal.
State v. Pierce
Serious Harm to Law Enforcement Animal; Lesser-Included Offense; Jury Instruction; Self-Defense; Willfulness; Plain Error
State v. Charles
Cruelty to animals, arson, malicious intent, statutory interpretation, sufficiency of indictment
The N.C. State Bar v. Merritt
Rules 1.19(a) and 8.4(a) of Rules of Professional Conduct; whole record review; attempt to engage in sexual relations with current client; sexual relationship with current client; substantial harm to client and profession; unchallenged adjudicatory findings; fiduciary attorney-client relationship; sanction of suspension; no abuse of discretion.
Mosiello v. Mosiello
Equitable Distribution;
Marital misconduct;
Wasting or damaging marital assets;
Unequal distribution factors;
Abuse of Discretion;
Valuation opinion
Logue v. Logue
Equitable distribution; valuation methodology; market-value approach; goodwill calculation; sufficiency of findings of fact