Court of Appeals
State v. Mason Troy Nickelson
possession of a weapon by a prisoner; sufficiency of indictment; motion to dismiss; lay opinion
State v. Lassiter
first-degree murder, attempted murder, insanity defense, victim impact evidence
State v. Laquan Leon Williams
First Degree Murder;
Premeditation and Deliberation;
Lying in Wait;
Motion to Dismiss;
Jury Instructions;
Denial of Mistrial
State v. Kirk
Anders brief;
Motion to Preserve;
Evidence + DNA;
Testing
State v. Justin Lee Abernathy
Motion to suppress, reasonable suspicion for investigatory stop, probable cause to search vehicle, de minimis extension of stop for K9 sniff
State v. Goncalves
Search incident to Arrest;
Motion to Suppress;
Waiver at Trial;
Rule 404(b);
Plain Error Review
State v. Burbage
probation revocation; absconding; clerical error
State of N. Carolina v. Jared Eugene Nicholson
trial court did not err in allowing officer testimony about his subsequent actions after interviewing non-testifying co-defendant; it was not plain error for the trial court to allow prosecutor to ask leading question about identity of defendant or to specify the items of stolen property in jury instructions for charge of felony larceny; thus, no errors occurred, the cumulative effect of which required a new trial
State of N. Carolina v. Gavin Selbourne Larkin
felony hit and run; reckless driving; motion to dismiss; Rule 403; N.C.G.S. 1343.2
Rachel Goode v. Leisure Entm't Corp. d/b/a Laser Quest
no error in dismissing complaint for lack of personal jurisdiction; insufficient process; insufficient service of process; no abuse of discretion in denying Rule 60(b) motion