Court of Appeals
State v. Freeman
Anders brief; Alford plea; sentencing
State v. Cole
trial court abused its discretion in concluding the defendant had absconded, thereby violating his probation, in the absence of sufficient evidence that the alleged absconding was willful
State v. Cooper
trial court did not plainly err by not instructing jury on reasonable belief in consent as defense to charge of second-degree forcible sexual offense because this defense is not recognized under North Carolina law; cold record did not reveal that trial counsel was ineffective
State v. Lee
Expert witness; Expert witness testimony; North Carolina Rule of Evidence Rule 702; Daubert factors; North Carolina Rule of Evidence Rule 403; Probative value; First-degree Murder; qEEG assessments; qEEG
State v. Harvey
Murder; robbery with a dangerous weapon; motion to suppress; preservation; waiver; sufficiency of search warrant affidavit; staleness of information in warrant affidavit; exclusion of self-defense evidence as discovery sanction; Hobson's choice dilemma
State v. Garcia
satellite-based monitoring; State v. Hilton; conflict between trial court's oral ruling and written order
Russe v. Youngblood
summary judgment; PWC; public official immunity
Gleason v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hosp. Auth.
summary judgment; hospital facility fees; breach of contract; quantum meruit; EMTALA; motion to strike
In re G.M.A.
Residual hearsay exception, unavailability of juvenile declarant, trustworthiness, more probative than other available evidence
In re T.H.
Termination of Parental Rights, Failure to Make Reasonable Progress, Sufficient Evidence, Addiction