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, Court of Appeals , COA24-218 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Unpublished
In re: T.O.C.

Delinquent juvenile; simple assault; insufficient evidence of self-defense; remand for N.C. Gen. Stat. 7B-2501(c) required findings of fact; insufficient findings of fact to alter custody in disposition

, Court of Appeals , COA24-179 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
Lail v. Tuck

Recission of Deed;
Intrinsic Fraud;
Pattern Jury Instruction Civil 850.30;
Grossly Inadequate consideration;
Other contributing factors;
Closing Attorney’s Duty to Seller;

, Court of Appeals , COA24-228 (Judge Julee Flood) , Unpublished
Sheppard v. Sheppard

Competent evidence; conclusive; contrary; unchallenged findings; constitutional argument; unpreserved; waived; abandoned; personal representative; estate; clerk; superior court; best interest

, Court of Appeals , COA24-174 (Judge Julee Flood) , Unpublished
State v. Berry

ineffective assistance of counsel; IAC; prejudice; Strickland v. Washington; reasonable probability; cold record; merits

, Court of Appeals , COA23-886 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
State v. Carmichael

Rule 404(b); Rule 403; evidence of uncharged acts; corroborative testimony; plain error review; ineffective assistance of counsel; mandatory minimum sentencing

, Court of Appeals , COA24-30 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Published
State v. Ellison

Warrant; Redaction; Magistrate; Motion to Suppress; Denied; Breaking and Entering; Probable Cause

, Court of Appeals , COA24-54 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Unpublished
State v. Estrada

Harbison Error; Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; No Error; Second-Degree Rape; No Prejudice

, Court of Appeals , COA24-617 (Per Curiam) , Unpublished
State v. Forney

Anders brief; Wholly frivolous; Trafficking in Heroin; Post-conviction DNA testing.

, Court of Appeals , COA23-990 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
State v. Gordon

constructive possession, marijuana identification, Fifth Amendment

, Court of Appeals , COA23-964 (Judge John Tyson) , Unpublished
State v. Grant

Defendant’s Waiver of Counsel;
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-1242 (2023);
Maximum theoretical sentence;

, Court of Appeals , COA24-264 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Unpublished
State v. Guess

Criminal Contempt; Civil Party; Settlement; Indirect Contempt; Direct Contempt; Improper Communication with Juror

, Court of Appeals , COA23-890 (Judge Carolyn Thompson) , Published
State v. Hunt

AWDWISI without intent to kill; injury to personal property; lay witness not qualified to give expert opinion

, Court of Appeals , COA24-160 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
State v. Keeter

Possession of a firearm by a felon, motion to dismiss, jury instructions, improper closing arguments

, Court of Appeals , COA24-44 (Judge Carolyn Thompson) , Unpublished
State v. Martin

Statutory rape; impermissible vouching; IAC

, Court of Appeals , COA23-510 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Unpublished
State v. Merritt

preservation, first-degree murder, rule of evidence 403, probative value, prejudicial effect

, Court of Appeals , COA23-1097 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Published
State v. Mills

sentencing; trial court's statements; defendant's decision to have a jury trial

, Court of Appeals , COA23-816 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Published
State v. Moore

inevitable discovery doctrine, double jeopardy, kidnapping, first degree murder

, Court of Appeals , COA24-64 (Judge April Wood) , Published
State v. Rowdy

Traffic stop; Probable cause; Sight and smell of marijuana; Legalization of hemp irrelevant; Sufficiency of findings and conclusions; Similarity to hemp; Totality of the circumstances; Vehicle search; Odor of marijuana; Hemp versus Marijuana; Fourth Amendment search; Identity of the substance; Warrantless search; Terry frisk; Reasonable belief.