Court of Appeals
In re N.T., K.M., and A.C.
Juvenile abuse and neglect; permanency planning; guardianship; trial court's duties under Indian Child Welfare Act
Goforth v. LR Dev.-Charlotte, LLC
real estate financing transactions; North Carolina General Statute Chapter 45, Article 7; future advances; validity v. priority; deed of trust secured by real property; maturity date; record notice; summary judgment; affirmed and modified in part; reversed and remanded in part
Williams v. Marchelle Isyk Allen, P.A.
Medical malpractice; Medical Review Committee Privilege; NCGS 90-21.22A; motion to compel; motion to enforce
Angarita v. Edwards
trial court did not err by paraphrasing witness testimony in factual finding; record did not support allegation that trial judge showed hostility to party; correction of order by trial court amounted to a merely clerical correction because it added no new substantive requirements to order; ordering a mental health evaluation of a party was within the court's discretion as other relief in an action for a no-contact order; trial court did not err in failing to rule on motion to dismiss that was not served on all parties and movant did not raise at the appropriate time
State v. Teesateskie
Motion to dismiss; impairment; conflicting evidence; opinion of a law enforcement officer; conduct indicating impairment; Rule 702; prejudice.
State v. Malone-Bullock
lay-witness opinions; Fifth Amendment right to silence; plain-error review
State v. Abbitt
First-degree murder; felony murder; assault with a deadly weapon; attempted robbery with a deadly weapon; eyewitness identification, NCGS 15A-284.52(d)(3); implicating third parties; suggestive photo lineup; errors in closing arguments; hearsay and relevant evidence; sufficiency of the indictment; non-capital murder.
State v. Swindell
Justification, affirmative defense, jury instruction, possession of a firearm by a felon, and second-degree murder.
State v. Burns
Statutory sex offense; element of penetration; labia; victim testimony; insufficient evidence; and motion to dismiss.
State v. Dover
Motion to dismiss; insufficiency of the evidence; speculation; conjecture.