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State v. McDaniel
Appeal from convictions for breaking and entering and larceny after breaking and entering; whether the State presented sufficient evidence to support defendant's convictions based on the doctrine of recent possession of the stolen goods.
State v. Morgan
Whether the trial court erred in revoking defendant's probation under N.C.G.S. 15A-1344(f) after his probationary term expired; whether the trial court made a sufficient finding of 'good cause shown and stated' to comply with N.C.G.S. 15A-1344(f)(3).
State v. Osborne
Whether the State presented sufficient evidence that a rock-like substance found in defendant's hotel room was heroin even though the State did not conduct a scientifically valid chemical analysis of the substance.
State v. Parisi
Appeal from district and superior court orders granting defendant's motions to suppress and dismissing a charge of driving while impaired; whether the Court of Appeals majority erred by (1) concluding that police had probable cause to arrest and charge defendant with driving while impaired and (2) reversing and remanding the lower courts' orders to the contrary.
State v. Terrell
Appeal from defendant's convictions for child sexual offenses following the trial court's denial of his motion to suppress evidence of images recovered from a USB thumb drive owned by him; extent to which the private-search doctrine authorized police to conduct a warrantless search of data stored on the thumb drive; whether there was probable cause for police to obtain a warrant to conduct a further search of the thumb drive.
Court of Appeals Published Opinions Filed August 6, 2019
Couick v. Jessup
DMV, authority to act, chemical analysis, affidavit, NC Gen. Stat. section 20-16.2
Crosmun v. Trustees Of Fayetteville Technical Cmty. Coll.
Electronic Discovery; Motion to Compel; Forensic Examination; Attorney-Client Privilege; Work-Product Immunity
In re: C.M.B.
juvenile court, Chapter 7B, UCCJEA, transfer of jurisdiction
In re: C.N. & A.N.
Termination of parental rights; neglect, NCGS 7B-1111(a)(1); probability of future neglect; reasonable progress, NCGS 7B-1111(a)(2)
In re: Custodial L. Enforcement Recording Sought By City Of Greensboro
Release of police body-camera recordings, abuse of discretion, gag orders, First Amendment
In re: Entzminger
Attorney discipline; standard of review; inherent authority of the court, NCGS 5A-15(a); representations to the court; conduct calling the court into disrepute.
In re: Nicor, LLC
power of sale foreclosure; anti-deficiency statutes; right to foreclose under the instrument; enjoining mortgage sale on equitable grounds
Raleigh Radiology LLC v. NC Dep't of Health & Hum. Servs.
Office of Administrative Hearings; substantial prejudice; certificate of need; department of health and human services; standard of review; comparative analysis; MRI; agency; criteria; conforming; deference; adverse inference; destruction of evidence; cross appeal; statutory compliance
State of NC v. Ortiz
Bond forfeiture
Exclusive relief
Criminal process
State v. Edgerton
Habitual Larceny
Essential Elements
Arraignment
Authority to stipulate
State v. Hollars
competency hearing; competency to stand trial; due-process violation; bona-fide-doubt inquiry; retrospective competency hearing
State v. Konakh
motion to withdraw plea; motion for appropriate relief; no manifest injustice;
State v. Matthews
Probation Revocation; Consent to District Court Jurisdiction; Petition for Writ of Certiorari
State v. Patterson
Sex offender registration, N.C. Gen. Stat. 14-27.7, N.C. Gen. Stat. 14-208/7, definition of business day, insufficient evidence of willful failure to return an address verification form