by Anthony R. Williams | Sep 21, 2026 | Criminal Law, First-Degree Murder
State of North Carolina v. Aaron Lamont Little Jr. (COA25-1097) is an unpublished opinion of the North Carolina Court of Appeals from a case out of Guilford County. Here, the Court addresses the legal punishment of one continuous act that results in two victims and...
by Lisa Anderson Williams | Sep 20, 2026 | Criminal Law, DNA, First-Degree Murder, Jury Instructions
State of North Carolina v. Rocky Marciana Ashford (COA25-1116) is an unpublished opinion of the North Carolina Court of Appeals from a case out of Wayne County. Here, the court considers whether the conduct of a prosecutor during a trial warrants a mistrial and Mr....
by Anthony R. Williams | Sep 20, 2026 | Criminal Law, First-Degree Murder, Jury Instructions
State of North Carolina v. Tyler David Clark (COA25-777) is an unpublished opinion of the North Carolina Court of Appeals from a case out of Caswell County. Here, a seventeen-year-old was convicted of first-degree murder in the stabbing death of his father. On appeal,...
by Anthony R. Williams | Sep 17, 2026 | Criminal Law, DNA, First-Degree Murder, Search and Seizure
State of North Carolina v. J’Marius Deshaw Howze (COA24-624) is a published opinion of the North Carolina Court of Appeals filed in August of 2026 that raises some very creative arguments on the issue of search and seizure. This is a Guilford County case in...
by Anthony R. Williams | Sep 15, 2026 | Criminal Law, First-Degree Murder
In today’s society, cell phone data combined with video camera footage can essentially allow a piecing together of a person’s entire day. In State of North Carolina v. Isaiah Murchison-Clark (COA25-1025), is a fascinating case from an investigative standpoint,...
by Lisa Anderson Williams | Sep 15, 2026 | Criminal Law, First-Degree Murder
State of North Carolina v. Willie Earl Williams, Jr. (COA25-752), is an unpublished opinion of the North Carolina Court of Appeals arising out of Rowan County that presents an interesting set of facts and raises an equally interesting set of issues on appeal. In this...
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