Supreme Court
State v Barrow
When defendant was charged with first-degree murder, whether the trial court erred in also instructing the jury on second-degree murder; prejudicial effect of testimony from one of several expert witnesses; prejudicial effect of the trial court's failure to give the full pattern jury instruction on determination of aggravating factors
State v Sweat
Application of corpus delicti rule to defendant's extrajudicial confession and conviction for four counts of sexual offense with a child; erroneous jury instructions
State v Bradshaw
Sufficiency of evidence that defendant constructively possessed contraband found in a bedroom with indicia of domain present.
Moore v Proper
Professional malpractice action; grant of summary judgment in defendants' favor; whether plaintiff's expert witness met the requirements of Rule 9(j)(1)-that he was reasonably expected to qualify as an expert under Rule 702(b).
State v Salinas
Whether, after concluding that the trial court applied the wrong legal standard in granting defendant's motion to suppress, the Court of Appeals should have: (i) remanded the case to the trial court to reevaluate the evidence pursuant to the correct standard; or (ii) reversed the erroneous order without remand
State v King
Whether the trial court abused its discretion by excluding expert testimony about repressed memory theory under Rule of Evidence 403
State v Williams
Denial of defendant's motion to suppress evidence; whether there was reasonable suspicion to extend defendant's detention beyond the scope of an otherwise valid traffic stop
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hosp. Auth. v Talford
Action to collect unpaid bill for inpatient care received by defendant; trial court's grant of summary judgment for hospital on the amount due; whether there was a genuine issue of material fact regarding the reasonableness of the charges
State v Beckelheimer
Admissibility of prior acts testimony against defendant under Evidence Rule 404(b)
State v Towe
Whether expert testimony that a child had been sexually abused was properly admitted at trial; plain error review.