Supreme Court
State v. Cox
Appeal from defendant's conviction for possession of a firearm by a felon; whether the State presented sufficient evidence to corroborate defendant's confession.
Chandler v. Atl. Scrap & Processing
Workers' Compensation; when the Industrial Commission does not preapprove attendant care, whether the lack of such preapproval bars an employee from being reimbursed for retroactive attendant care services
Mehaffey v. Burger King
Workers' Compensation; when the Industrial Commission does not preapprove attendant care, whether the lack of such preapproval bars an employee from being reimbursed for retroactive attendant care services
Hoke Cnty. Bd. of Educ. v State
Whether the constitutional right to a sound basic education requires the State to provide access to prekindergarten programs for all eligible, at-risk four year olds
State v. Heien
On remand: motion to suppress; whether an initial stop by a police officer for a vehicle equipment violation had become consensual when defendant consented to a search of his vehicle
Samost v. Duke Univ.
Breach of contract claim based on statements in a student handbook; whether the handbook creates an enforceable contract and if so, whether defendant breached it; whether the trial court erred in granting judgment on the pleadings for defendant
Wind v. City of Gastonia
Whether defendant?s employee is entitled to a complete, unredacted copy of all documents in his personnel file related to complaints filed against him; statutory interpretation of N.C.G.S. ' 160A-168
State v. Franklin
Whether the trial court erred in denying defendant's motion to suppress evidence seized from a traffic stop; whether the stop was pretextual and in duration unreasonable.
In re L.M.T.
Termination of parental rights proceedings; whether the trial court?s permanency planning review order relieving DSS from further reunification efforts with the children?s mother contained sufficient findings of fact to satisfy the requirements of N.C.G.S. ? 7B-507(b)(1)
In re M.I.W.
Whether the trial court had subject matter jurisdiction over a termination of parental rights proceeding filed while an appeal from an earlier custody order was pending when TPR hearings were not held until after that appeal was decided; application of 2005 amendments to N.C.G.S. § 7B-1003