Supreme Court
State v. Corbett
Whether by pleading guilty after the trial court denied his double jeopardy claim, defendant waived appellate review of the double jeopardy claim
Moore v. Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co.
Whether uninsured motorist coverage applies when insured's vehicle hits a log lying on a road; application of physical contact rule to N.C.G.S. § 20-279.21(b)(3) reference to collision between motor vehicles
Chapel Hill Title & Abstract Co. v. Town of Chapel Hill Bd. of Adjust.
Whether effect of restrictive covenants should be considered when deciding whether to grant lot owner a variance from a land use ordinance
In re B.L.H. & Z.L.H.
Whether a petition to terminate parental rights can be amended during the termination hearing to conform to the evidence presented at the hearing
State v. Williams
Dismissal of criminal charge for State's failure to provide defendant potentially exculpatory photographs and poster; N.C.G.S. § 15A-954(a)(4)
State v. Smith
Application of corpus delicti rule to defendant's extrajudicial confession and conviction for sex offense with a child; plain error review of improper jury instructions related to defendant's conviction for indecent liberties
Lineberger v. N.C. Dep't of Corr.
Declaratory judgment action seeking interpretation of how parole eligibility statutes apply to plaintiff's consolidated sentence under Fair Sentencing Act
Johnson v. City of Winston-Salem
Workers' Compensation; apportionment of benefits based on percentage of disability caused by occupational disease
Richardson v. Maxim Healthcare/Allegis Grp.
Workers' Compensation; notice of claim requirement under N.C.G.S. § 97-22; sufficiency of medical evidence that employee's injuries required replacement of both breast implaints
State v. Duncan
Murder trial (noncapital); IAC claim based on defense counsel's failure to present evidence of and request a jury instruction on diminished capacity