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, Court of Appeals , COA20-342 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Unpublished
State v. Adam Wayne Eller

felony larceny of a motor vehicle; insufficient evidence of value of vehicle; vacate in part and remand for resentencing; enter judgment on lesser-included misdemeanor larceny; breaking and entering with intent to commit a felony therein; evidence of intent to commit larceny of car keys at time of entrance into home; no error; remand to correct clerical errors in felony breaking and entering status and class in judgment

, Court of Appeals , COA20-891 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
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

, Court of Appeals , COA20-558 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Unpublished
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

, Court of Appeals , COA20-846 (Judge Darren Jackson) , Published
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

, Court of Appeals , COA20-190 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Published
State v. Teesateskie

Motion to dismiss; impairment; conflicting evidence; opinion of a law enforcement officer; conduct indicating impairment; Rule 702; prejudice.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-334 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Published
State v. Malone-Bullock

lay-witness opinions; Fifth Amendment right to silence; plain-error review

, Court of Appeals , COA20-309 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
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.

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