Court of Appeals
Stowe v. Stowe
Equitable distribution; intangible goodwill; reasonably approximate value of business; qualification of expert witness; tax implications of equitable distribution; distribution of assets
Stitz v. Smith
non-probate assets; motion to dismiss; lack of subject matter jurisdiction; failure to state a claim; conversion; unjust enrichment; constructive trust; statute of limitations; undue influence; interference with inheritance; potential economic advantage; breach of fiduciary duty; constructive fraud
State v. Young-Kirkpatrick
common law robbery; substantial evidence of continuous transaction supported denial of motion to dismiss; admission of Rule 404(b) evidence was harmless, if error; inadequate notice and opportunity to be heard on award of attorney's fees
State v. Womble
Witness testimony, victim, ineffective assistance of counsel; sexual assault,credibility.
State v. McMillan
Deviation from Pattern Jury Instruction; Jury Instruction on Actual and Constructive Possession; Subject-Matter Jurisdiction to Correct Judgment After Notice of Appeal.
State v. Lee
Miranda waiver; knowing and voluntary confession; promise or inducement in exchange for confession
State v. Duncan
Motion to Suppress; Reasonable suspicion; Terry frisk; Attenuation doctrine
State v. Cruz
accessory after the fact; obstruction of justice; jury instructions
Sparrow v. Fort Mill Holdings, LLC
Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act; Full faith and credit; Anti-deficiency statute; Public-policy exception to enforcement of a foreign judgment; Intrinsic fraud
Price v. Biggs
Civil Contempt, NCGS s.s. 5A-21, 23; Child support; Due process re opportunity to be heard, US. Const. Amends. V, XIV, N.C. Const. art. I, s. 19