by Lisa Anderson Williams | Oct 11, 2026 | Criminal Law, DWI, Evidence, Post-Conviction, Traffic, Wake County
State of North Carolina v. Theric Arnold Holt (COA25-560) is a driving while impaired case in which the Confrontation Clauses of both the United States and North Carolina Constitutions were raised. Here the North Carolina Court of Appeals was tasked with determining...
by Lisa Anderson Williams | Oct 6, 2026 | Criminal Law, Evidence, First-Degree Murder, Jury Instructions, Post-Conviction, Wake County
State of North Carolina vs. Antonio Tobias Greene (COA25-506), is a case out of Wake County in which the Mr. Greene raises two issues on appeal. First he challenges the trial court’s denial of his request for a jury instruction on involuntary manslaughter....
by Lisa Anderson Williams | Oct 3, 2026 | Criminal Law, Evidence, Post-Conviction, Wake County
State of North Carolina vs. Rigoberto Mateos Mendez (COA24-1060), is a case out of Wake County that illustrates the importance of being cognizant about when a defendant gives notice of appeal and carefully crafting the questions that are asked on...
by Lisa Anderson Williams | Oct 2, 2026 | Chatham County, Criminal Law, Durham County, DWI, Orange County, Post-Conviction, Traffic, Wake County
October 1, 2026, marked the 59th anniversary of the first session of the North Carolina Court of Appeals. The North Carolina General Assembly created the Court of Appeals in 1967 following a 1965 amendment to the North Carolina Constitution which authorized its...
by Lisa Anderson Williams | Sep 30, 2026 | Criminal Law, Durham County, Jury Instructions, Post-Conviction
State of North Carolina vs. James Fredrick Bowman (COA23-82-2), is a case out of Durham County with an interesting trial and appellate procedural history. The case was before the North Carolina Court of Appeals twice. Initially, it was reversed in part and remanded...
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