Supreme Court
Smith v. Blythe Dev. Co.
Negligence action; flooding; whether plaintiffs' lay testimony was sufficient to rebut evidence from defendant's expert witness at summary judgment stage
State v. Smith
Plain error review of instruction permitting a jury to find defendant guilty of kidnapping if he committed a single named felony different from the specific felonies alleged in indictments brought under N.C.G.S. § 14-39(a)(2)
State v. Miller
Sufficiency of evidence that defendant constructively possessed cocaine
Heatherly v. State
Constitutionality of N.C. State Lottery Act; whether Act is a revenue bill under Art. II, Sec. 23; assessment of litigation costs against plaintiffs
O'Mara v. Wake Forest Univ. Health Scis.
Discretion of trial court to admit or exclude expert witness in medical malpractice action pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 90-21.12 when witness relies on a national standard of care
Gilbert v. N.C. State Bar
Procedural due process claim insufficiently pleaded; issue of interlocutory appeal improvidently allowed
State v. Garcell
First-degree murder (capital/death)
Hall v. Toreros II, Inc.
Whether an establishment that serves alcohol has any duty to prevent or discourage an intoxicated patron from driving a vehicle away from the premises
Hensley v. National Freight Transp., Inc.
Wrongful death, negligent loading of cargo onto trailer; whether shipper of goods or independent truck driver was liable for the resulting accident; summary judgment dismissing all claims against shipper
State v. Bollinger
Whether trial court erred in charging jury on possession of a knife when indictment alleged possession of metallic knuckles