Unpublished
State v. Grant
Sufficiency of evidence to prove identity; proper jury instruction on acting in concert; ex mero motu intervention; ineffective assistance of counsel
State v. Galarza-Rodriguez
possession of a firearm by a felon; cross-examination about prior convictions; N.C. R. Evid. 609(a); plain error review
State v. Faggart
habitual felon status; guilty plea; no statutory right to appeal
State v. Eskridge
possession of a firearm by a felon, habitual felon status, admissibility of testimony, lay opinion testimony, law enforcement officer testimony, prejudice, ineffective assistance of counsel, IAC, cumulative error, plain error.
State v. Cooper
motion to suppress evidence; traffic stop; reasonable suspicion; vehicle search; extension of traffic stop; request to search; consent to search
State v. Brown
attempted second-degree rape; first-degree burglary; plain error review; deceased victim’s statements as substantive evidence; hearsay; past recorded recollections; biometric evidence; invited error; overwhelming evidence of guilt
State v. Brasier
continuance; no structural error; jury instruction; failure to instruct the jury; no plain error; knowledge of controlled substance; trafficking by possession
State v. Bishop
Sufficiency of evidence of intent to sell or distribute controlled substance; rule 404(b) character evidence used for purpose of establishing case circumstances, not for propensity; invited error
State v. Bethea
lay witness testimony; identification; surveillance footage; plain error review
State v. Ballon
judicial review of defendant’s sentence pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 15A-1380.5; discretionary recommendation; statutory mandate; reviewed on appeal for an abuse of discretion.