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Miller v. LG Chem, Ltd.
Whether this appeal concerning personal jurisdiction should be remanded for reconsideration in light of intervening precedent from the Supreme Court of the United States.
Potts v. KEL, LLC
Appeal pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7A-27(a)(2) from an order and opinion denying motions under Rule 59 for a new trial and Rule 50(b) for judgment notwithstanding the verdict following a jury trial.
Sprouse v. Mary B. Turner Trucking Co., LLC
Whether the Court of Appeals erred by reversing and remanding the opinion and award of the North Carolina Industrial Commission approving plaintiff's workers' compensation claim.
State v. Bradley
Whether there was competent evidence upon which the trial court could conclude that defendant had committed additional criminal offenses in violation of the terms and conditions of his probation.
State v. Gibbs
Whether fentanyl qualifies as an opiate under the statute in effect at the time of the offense is a legal question of statutory interpretation.
State v. Newborn
Whether the Court of Appeals erred by vacating defendant's conviction for possession of a firearm by a felon because the indictment was fatally defective.
Supreme Court Opinions Filed April 28, 2023
Cmty. Success Initiative v. Moore
Whether the trial court erred in holding that N.C.G.S. 13-1, the statute providing for the restoration of voting rights to eligible felons, violates the Equal Protection Clause, the Property Qualifications Clause, and the Free Elections Clause of the North Carolina Constitution.
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC v. Kiser
Whether an easement granting Duke Energy an interest in Lake Norman vested Duke Energy with the right to permit third-party homeowners to build structures over and into the submerged easement property and use the waters for recreational purposes.
Galloway v. Snell
Whether the Court of Appeals erred by holding that a settlement agreement was ambiguous and by reversing the trial court's summary judgment order.
Harper v. Hall
On petition for rehearing, whether the three-judge panel properly applied this Court's standards from Harper I in assessing the General Assembly's remedial redistricting plans and, more fundamentally, whether partisan gerrymandering claims are justiciable under the North Carolina Constitution.
Holmes v. Moore
Whether S.B. 824, a law implementing the peoples' choice to amend the North Carolina Constitution by requiring in-person voters to present photographic identification, violates Article I, Section 19 of the North Carolina Constitution.
In re H.B.
Whether the Court of Appeals erred by determining that the trial court made sufficient findings of fact to support termination of parental rights.
In re R.A.F.
Termination of parental rights; whether the Court of Appeals erred by vacating and remanding for a new termination hearing when the trial court had dismissed provisional counsel in accordance with N.C.G.S. 7B-1108.1(a)(1) and N.C.G.S. 7B-1101.1(a)(1).
In re S.R.
Clarifying that the standard of review for an appellate court at the adjudicatory stage of a termination of parental rights proceeding is to determine whether there is clear, cogent, and convincing evidence in the record to support the trial court's findings of fact, and whether the findings of fact support the conclusions of law.
State v. Flow
Whether the trial court erred by declining to conduct further inquiry into defendant's capacity to proceed following an apparent suicide attempt.
Supreme Court Opinions Filed April 6, 2023
In re A.J.L.H.
Whether the Court of Appeals erred by vacating the trial court's adjudications orders and remanding with instructions to grant specific visitation criteria.
In re G.C.
Whether the Court of Appeals erred by determining that the trial court's findings of fact did not support its conclusion of law adjudicating a minor a neglected juvenile.
Mole' v. City of Durham
Whether the Court of Appeals erred in holding that plaintiff-appellant stated a cognizable claim under Article I, Section 1 of the North Carolina Constitution but failed to state a cognizable claim under Article I, Section 19.