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Standley v. Town of Woodfin
Constitutionality of ordinance barring all registered sex offenders from town parks
State v. Cook
Motor vehicle wreck; application of State v. Fuller to denial of defendant's motion to continue on grounds of alleged insufficient notice of expert testimony to be offered on defendant's BAC level using retrograde extrapolation method
State v. Gobal
N.C.G.S. § 14-27.4; sexual acts against a child; whether indictments charging defendant with two separate offenses related to the same transaction and were thus multiplicious
State v. Gwynn
Felony murder; whether trial court correctly refused to instruct on lesser-included offense
State v. Moore
New Trial; Defendant's motion for appropriate relief dismissed as moot
State v. Myles
Traffic stop; reasonable suspicion to continue investigation after conclusion of initial stop; motion to suppress evidence seized in subsequent search
State v. Person
Erroneous jury instruction on rape/acting in concert; plain error review; applicability of State v. Graham
Weaver v. Sheppa
Medical malpractice; sufficiency of expert testimony on proximate cause
Supreme Court Opinions Filed April 11, 2008
Carolina Bldg. Serv.' Windows & Doors, Inc. v. Boardwalk, LLC
Contractor's abandonment of construction project; can contractor's failure to defend and subsequent entry of default judgment against it terminate subcontractor's right to a lien on the property on which improvements were made?
Marvin L. Poindexter, Inc. v. Boardwalk, LLC
Contractor's abandonment of construction project; can contractor's failure to defendant and subsequent entry of default judgment against it terminate subcontractor's right to a lien on the property on which improvements were made?
Peerless Ins. Co. v Genelect Servs., Inc.
Whether plaintiff's forecast evidence of negligence was sufficient to survive summary judgment for defendant or was mere speculation
Schenkel & Shultz, Inc. v. Hermon F. Fox & Assocs.
Construction contract; indemnity
State v. Barden
Batson v. Kentucky challenge to prosecution's use of peremptory challenges; appeal from trial court's order following remand for hearing after defendant's conviction and sentence of death for first-degree murder
State v. Barnard
Alleged traffic violation; reasonable suspicion to stop vehicle; motion to suppress evidence and statements
State v. Coltrane
Appeal from conviction of driving while license suspended; whether the State was entitled to a presumption that it complied with N.C.G.S. § 20-48(a) (2005) when it notified defendant of the suspension
State v. Hess
Vehicle stop based solely on officer's knowledge that the owner's driver's license is suspended; motion to suppress based on lack of reasonable suspicion to stop
Ward v. Floors Perfect
Workers' Compensation; change in condition under N,C.G.S. § 97-47
Supreme Court Opinions Filed March 7, 2008
Cherney v. N.C. Zoological Park
Tort Claims Act; appeal from N.C. Indus. Comm'n decision denying claim; legal standard for determining premises liability