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Quackenbush v. Groat
motion to dismiss; Chapter 50B
Register v. Wrightsville Health Holdings, LLC
arbitration and alternative dispute resolution; existence of a contract creating an enforceable right to arbitration; waiver of the right to arbitration
State of NC v. Shkut
Mootness; public importance exception; motion for sanctions; proper grounds for sanctions
State v. Blagg
PWISD, Motion to Dismiss
State v. Burgess
mistrial, Rule of Evidence 601(b), Intoxicated witness
State v. Lane
motion for appropriate relief - ineffective assistance of counsel test and plain error standard; frivolous claims
State v. Prince
Assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury, assault by strangulation, single course of conduct, sentencing
State v. Ray
search and seizure; motion to suppress; fees
State v. Reaves-Smith
North Carolina Eyewitness Identification Reform Act, Show-ups
State v. Ricks
closing arguments; improper remarks during summation; Fifth Amendment right to remain silent; prosecutor's fallacy; satellite based monitoring; hearing and showing required to impose satellite based monitoring
State v. Rucker
Abscond, willful, avoid supervision, whereabouts unknown, clerical error, probation revocation.
Supreme Court Opinions Filed May 1, 2020
Chappell v. N.C. Dep't of Transp.
In an inverse condemnation proceeding for a Map Act taking, did the trial court's jury instructions and evidentiary rulings erroneously characterize the nature of the taking in a way that prejudiced the Department of Transportation, was the trial court's decision to reject a quick take counterclaim on the eve of trial an abuse of discretion, and did the trial court properly take account of property taxes and correctly calculate pre-judgment interest.
DTH Media Corp. v. Folt
Appeal from order and final judgment holding that information obtained as a result of a public records request for information on students found responsible for serious sexual misconduct was considered educational records as defined by FERPA and therefore protected from disclosure; whether the trial court erred in determining that FERPA granted UNC-CH discretion to release the name of any student found responsible by the university for serious sexual misconduct and preempts the Public Records Act.
In re A.G.D.
Termination of parental rights pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(7); Compliance with court order requiring parent to have no contact with children, without more, does not preclude a finding of willful abandonment.
State v. Bailey
Appeal from a decision of the Court of Appeals holding that the issuance of a warrant to search the residence of suspected drug dealers was supported by probable cause.
State v. Ellis
Whether there was reasonable suspicion that defendant was engaged in disorderly conduct to justify a stop when defendant 'flipped the bird' from the passenger seat of a moving vehicle.
State v. Hobbs
Appeal from convictions for first-degree murder, armed robbery, attempted armed robbery, and conspiracy to commit armed robbery; whether the Court of Appeals erred in holding that defendant failed to establish a prima facie case that the State was motivated by race in its use of peremptory challenges during jury selection.
State v. Mylett
Appeal from conviction for conspiracy to commit harassment of a juror in violation of N.C.G.S. 14-225.2(a)(2). Whether the trial court erred in concluding that there was sufficient evidence of an agreement among two or more persons to threaten or intimidate a juror.
Winston Affordable Hous., LLC v. Roberts
Appeal from judgment of eviction; whether the landlord waived breach of lease by accepting rent payments after notice of lease nonrenewal; whether tenant was properly evicted for nonpayment of rent.