On May 7, 2024 the North Carolina Court of Appeals issued thirty-three published opinions There’s a lot to chew on here. Here’s my summary of a few of the more interesting or unusual cases.
Warren v. Cielo...more
5/13/2024
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Appellate Courts ,
Appraisers ,
Assault ,
Consent ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
Dissenting Opinions ,
North Carolina ,
State Bar Associations ,
Time-Barred Claims ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices ,
Valuation
In State v. Richardson, 272A14, filed 1 September 2023, the Supreme Court of North Carolina reviewed the conviction and sentencing of the defendant. The evidence indicated the gruesome and protracted abuse of a child that...more
9/8/2023
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Bias ,
Child Abuse ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Denial of Certiorari ,
Dissenting Opinions ,
Evidence ,
First Degree Murder ,
Jury Trial ,
Mitigating Factors ,
NC Supreme Court ,
North Carolina ,
Recusal
An intriguing by-play between judges on the North Carolina Court of Appeals recently emerged into public view in the case of State v. Calvin Lee Miller.
After shooting his wife, Miller was convicted of attempted...more
In Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79 (1986), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment prevents prosecutors in criminal cases from exercising peremptory challenges to excuse...more
7/31/2020
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Batson claim ,
Burden-Shifting ,
Certiorari ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Dissenting Opinions ,
Equal Protection ,
Fourteenth Amendment ,
Jury Selection ,
NC Supreme Court ,
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