Supreme Court

, Supreme Court , 514PA11-2 (Justice Sam Ervin IV) , Published
State v. James

Following defendant's conviction for committing first-degree murder when he was a juvenile, defendant was mandatorily sentenced to life imprisonment without parole; after U.S. Supreme Court held in Miller v. Alabama that sentences such as defendant's are unconstitutional, the trial court held a resentencing hearing and imposed another sentence of life without parole; whether the resentencing statutes enacted in response to Miller (N.C.G.S. 15A-1340.19A to -1340.19D) are unconstitutional.

, Supreme Court , 315PA15-2 (Justice Sam Ervin IV) , Published
Quality Built Homes Inc. v. Town of Carthage

Whether developers' claims against a municipality for a refund of illegally assessed water and sewer impact fees are barred by the statute of limitations or the doctrine of estoppel by acceptance of benefits.

, Supreme Court , 401A17 (Per Curiam) , Published
State v. Dunston

Whether the State presented sufficient evidence to survive defendant's motion to dismiss a charge of maintaining a vehicle for the purpose of keeping or selling a controlled substance.

, Supreme Court , 397A17 (Per Curiam) , Published
Swan Beach Corolla, L.L.C. v. County of Currituck

Declaratory judgment action by landowners to establish their vested rights to develop their property as originally shown in a plat approved by defendants and filed with the Register of Deeds; whether the trial court erred by denying defendants' motion to set aside entry of default and by entering default judgment for plaintiffs.

, Supreme Court , 350A17 (Per Curiam) , Published
State ex rel. Utils. Comm'n v. NC WARN

Appeal from Utilities Commission order declaring that NC WARN acts as a 'public utility' when it sells to a single nonprofit customer electricity produced for that customer from solar panels placed at no cost on the customer's property.

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