Court of Appeals
State v. Whatley
Bases for Revoking Probation
State v. Barber
Second-degree trespass, General Assembly, misdemeanor statement of charges, indictment, district court, superior court, trial de novo, amendment in substance, conduct, first amendment, public property, forum, jury instructions, without authorization, legal right.
State v. Applewhite
Right to counsel; sufficient indictment; pro se representation; competency to stand trial; prior record level; no merger; NCGS 14-43.11(a)(i); human trafficking; promoting prostitution; habitual felon status; NCGS 90-113.22A
State v. Thorpe
Motion for appropriate relief; COVID-19; cruel and unusual punishment.
State v. Crisp
No error in omission of jury instruction on defense of accident, jury's verdict of second-degree murder was not ambiguous for sentencing purposes, no error in omission of jury instruction on depraved-heart theory of malice.
Wadsworth v. Wadsworth
divorce, equitable distribution, child custody, and alimony; trial court's findings related to work-related childcare, extraordinary expenses, and child support arrears were supported by competent evidence and court did not abuse its discretion in making said findings; life insurance the supporting spouse was ordered to maintain did not qualify as security for his child support and alimony obligations; and attorney's fee award improperly included fees for equitable distribution portion of the case
Roberson v. Trupoint Bank
Judgment on the pleadings; lack of enforceable agreement; negligent misrepresentation; fraud; particularity of averments of fraud; NCGS 1A-1, Rule9(b)
Rural Empowerment Ass'n for Cmty. Help v. State of N.C.
Right to Farm Act legislative amendments; three-judge panel; facial constitutional challenge; Law of the Land Clause; private versus general laws; right to trial by jury; limitations on damages; nuisance; agricultural and forestry activities; statute of limitation.
Mendez v. Mendez
Child support modification; imputing plaintiff's income; depressing income; bad faith; extraordinary expenses; attorney's fees; medical conditions.
Cedarbrook Residential Ctr., Inc. v. N.C. Dep't of Health & Hum. Servs.
Industrial Commission; motion to dismiss; Tort Claims Act; public duty doctrine; N.C. Gen. Stat. 143-299.1A.