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, Supreme Court , 319A17 (Justice Robin Hudson) , Published
State v. Nicholson

Motion to suppress evidence obtained as a result of defendant's questioning by a police officer; whether the officer who detained defendant for questioning had reasonable suspicion that criminal activity was afoot; whether the trial court erred in denying defendant's motion to suppress.

, Supreme Court , 222A17 (Per Curiam) , Published
State v. Clonts

Appeal from conviction for assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury; whether, by admitting deposition testimony by an essential witness in lieu of her live testimony at trial, the trial court violated Rule of Evidence 804 and defendant's constitutional Confrontation Clause rights; whether the Court of Appeals erred in granting defendant a new trial.

, Supreme Court , 217PA17 (Justice Sam Ervin IV) , Published
State v. Miller

Appeal from conviction for first-degree murder (non-capital); whether the trial court violated defendant's rights under the Confrontation Clause by allowing a police officer to testify about the deceased victim's statements to him regarding a previous incident of domestic violence involving the victim and defendant.

, Supreme Court , 146PA17 (Justice Michael Morgan) , Published
Brackett v. Thomas

Civil revocation of driver's license under N.C.G.S. § 20-16.2 for alleged DWI; whether the person charged 'willfully refused' to submit to a breathalyzer test in violation of subdivision 20-16.2(d)(5).

, Supreme Court , 402PA15-2 (Justice Cheri Beasley) , Published
State v. Ledbetter

Appeal from decision of the Court of Appeals denying defendant's petition for writ of certiorari to review a trial court's order denying her motion to dismiss and dismissing her appeal from a judgment entered upon her guilty plea.

, Supreme Court , 2PA17 (Justice Mark Martin) , Published
State v. Miller

Appeal from defendant's conviction for felony possession of cocaine; whether the Court of Appeals erred by applying plain error review to defendant's Fourth Amendment claims; whether the arresting officer unnecessarily extended the initial stop in violation of the Supreme Court of the United States' decision in Rodriguez v. United States and whether defendant's consent to the search of his person was invalid.

, Supreme Court , 294PA14 (Justice Sam Ervin IV) , Published
King v. Bryant

Whether an agreement to resolve a medical malpractice dispute by binding arbitration is enforceable under the circumstances present in this case.

, Supreme Court , 173A16 (Per Curiam) , Published
State v. Stith

Whether the trial court erred in allowing the State to amend an indictment at the start of trial; application of N.C.G.S. 15A-923(e); whether the amendment was material.

, Supreme Court , 155A16 (Justice Paul Newby) , Published
Old Republic Nat'l Title Ins. Co. v. Hartford Fire Ins. Co.

Dispute between bank that made a construction loan to a developer and the company that issued payment and performance bonds to a contractor who was not paid for his work; whether certain issues decided by a jury in a previous action between the contractor, who was in privity with the bond company, and the bank, coupled with statements made by the bond company's counsel to the court in the prior action, barred the bond company's claims in a later action raising the same issues; application of judicial estoppel.

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