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State v. Hearne
Probation revocation, absconding, no clerical error.
State v. Johnson
Sufficient evidence of trespassory taking; fatal variance; excluding testimony; defendant’s right to be heard during sentencing; imposition of attorney fees as a condition of post-release supervision; opportunity to be heard when awarding attorney fees; restitution; ineffective assistance of counsel
State v. McBryde
Sexual assault of minor; improper expert vouching; characteristics consistent with abuse; sufficient foundation for expert testimony
State v. Roberson
N.C.G.S. § 15A-1233; Assault by Strangulation; Assault on a Female
State v. Roseman
prior record level points, petition for judicial notice.
State v. Smith
right to counsel, voluntary waiver; knowing and intelligent, waiver form, mandatory inquiry, new trial
State v. Stockwell
motion to suppress, traffic stop, oral findings
State v. Watts
Improper closing arguments; Improper vouching; Jury requests.
Supreme Court Opinions Filed March 21, 2025
Ashe County v. Ashe Cnty. Plan. Bd.
Whether the Court of Appeals erred in holding that a land developer was not entitled to the benefit of permit choice based on its determination of application completeness and the existence of a now-expired moratorium.
Ayers v. Currituck Cnty. Dep't of Soc. Servs.
Whether unacceptable personal conduct provided just cause for termination of a state employee.
Charles Schwab & Co. v. Marilley
Whether the Business Court erred in ruling that the parties' intrafamilial dispute fell outside the scope of their arbitration agreement with Charles Schwab.
Happel v. Guilford Cnty. Bd. of Educ.
Whether the federal PREP Act preempts all state law claims, including those brought under the state constitution.
Lannan v. Bd. of Governors of the Univ. of N.C.
Whether the Court of Appeals erred in affirming the denial of the University's motion to dismiss plaintiffs' breach of contract claims.
Smith v. Smith
Whether the Court of Appeals erred by affirming the trial court's decision to classify a tract of land as defendant's separate property.
State v. Bell
Whether defendant's J.E.B. claim is preserved and whether the claim was procedurally barred.
State v. Borlase
Whether the Court of Appeals conducted an appropriate review of the sentencing court's conclusion that defendant's sentence was constitutionally sufficient under Miller v. Alabama, 567 U.S. 460 (2012).
State v. Fenner
Whether the trial court complied with N.C.G.S. 15A-1242 where it informed a defendant who sought to proceed pro se only of the harshest sentences he faced and miscalculated the maximum sentence by two years, but both the potential sentence and the actual sentence amounted to life in prison.
State v. Gregory
Whether the trial court erred in limiting cross-examination of the State's expert witness.
State v. Macon
Whether the trial court complied with N.C.G.S. 15A-1242 where it
informed a defendant of a miscalculated the maximum sentence.