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NC Supreme Court Applies Law of the Case Doctrine
State v. Lingerfelt is a recently filed North Carolina Supreme Court decision out of McDowell County. In this matter, the Court looked at the procedure for petitioning for termination of sex offender registration. Here the Court held that when there are...
NC Court of Appeals Looks at Confession and Out of State Conviction
State v. Davis is a recently filed North Carolina Court of Appeals decision out of Vance County. In this case, the Court analyzes two issues that come up often in our criminal courts. One is the voluntariness of a confession and the other is the treatment of out of...
Supreme Court Reverses Its Decision to Allow Review
The North Carolina Supreme Court recently reversed its own decision to allow discretionary review in the case of State v. Schiene. This is a case that arose out of Mecklenburg County. Here Mr. Schiene moved the trial court to suppress evidence seized from his vehicle...
DVOP and Meeting with Jury Decided by Appeals Court
State v. Metcalf is a North Carolina Court of Appeals opinion that was filed in June of 2026. This case arose out of Wake County and involves a Domestic Violence Protection Order (DVPO) and felonious stalking. Finding that the trial was free of error, the...
State Supreme Court Address Constructive Possession of Firearm
State v. Norris came before the North Carolina Supreme Court on the State’s petition for discretionary review of a unanimous decision of the North Carolina Court of Appeals. The case arose out of Rutherford County. This is a possession of a firearm by a convicted...
State Supreme Court Decides Habitual Felon Indictments
In August of 2026, the North Carolina Supreme Court filed its decision in a very important case that addresses the timing of filing a habitual felon indictment. The State of North Carolina v. Charles Leon Garmon addresses other points of law as well as, however, its...
Case Raises Appellate Procedure and Trial Issues
In July of 2026, the North Carolina Court of Appeals filed its opinion in the case of The State of North Carolina v. Barry Boyd Broadway out of Mecklenburg County. This is an assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury (AWDWIKISI) and...
NC Court of Appeals Addresses Issue of First Impression
In June of 2026, the North Carolina Court of Appeals filed a very important opinion in a case that arose out of Orange County. In State of North Carolina v. Brandon Anthony Dade, the appellate court rendered a decision in a case of first impression. The question...
NC Appellate Court Finds Terry Stop Legal
In a recent unpublished opinion by the North Carolina Court of Appeals, that Court determined that there was reasonable suspicion to conduct a Terry stop and therefore the Defendant’s conviction for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon was affirmed. State of...
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