Supreme Court
State v. Arthur
Whether an officer may present lay testimony regarding the identity of a controlled substance.
Batson v. Coastal Res. Comm'n
Whether the Coastal Resources Commission's denial of petitioners' request for a contested case hearing was substantially justified and therefore did not support an award of attorneys' fees to petitioners.
State v. Julius
Whether the trial court erred by denying defendant's motion to suppress.
Town of Midland v. Harrell
Whether the Court of Appeals erred in holding that the Town of Midland had standing to bring a lawsuit against defendants for violations of its land development ordinance.
State v. Pickens
Whether the trial court erred in admitting evidence of defendant's prior bad acts pursuant to Rule 404(b) of the North Carolina Rules of Evidence and whether during sentencing the trial court improperly considered defendant's decision to exercise his right to a jury trial.
McKnight v. Wakefield Missionary Baptist Church, Inc.
Whether a permanent injunction may issue and costs may be assessed for infringement of a church trade name.
Supreme Court Opinions Filed October 20, 2023
State v. Johnson
Whether defendant presented a prima facie case of selective enforcement.
Sound Rivers, Inc. v. N.C. Dep't of Env't Quality
Whether the Administrative Law Judge properly affirmed the issuance of a permit, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 150B-34(a) (2021).
State v. Abbitt
Whether the trial court erred in refusing to admit evidence proffered by the defense which defendants asserted would tend to exculpate them in connection to the crimes for which defendants were being tried.