N.C. Court Of Appeals Releases Slate Of New Opinions Print
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Wednesday, 19 November 2014 05:38

RALEIGH, (SGRToday.com) - The state's second highest court released 18 new rulings Tuesday. The full opinions from the Court of Appeals can be found at http://appellate.nccourts.org/opinions/

The cases are:

-- Barnes v Scull, et al  (14-264)
Wills; Heirs; Contingent Remainder; Life Estate

-- Byrd, et al v Franklin County  (13-1457)
Zoning, Unified Development Ordinance; Shooting range

-- Estrada v Timber Structures, Inc., et al  (14-468)
Workers Compensation; Expiration of Insurance Policy

-- In The Matter Of: A.W.  (14-597)
Termination of parental rights; N.C.G.S. Sec. 7B-111(a)(2); Parental fault; conditions that led to child being placed in DSS

-- In The Matter Of: J.F.  (14-562)
Juvenile Delinquency; Sufficiency of Petitions; First Degree Sex Offense; Crime Against Nature

-- In The Matter Of: J.R.W.  (14-657)
Termination of Parental Rights; N.C. Gen. Stat. ss 7B-1101.1; Parental Guardian ad Litem

-- In The Matter Of: T.L.H.  (14-549)
Guardian ad litem; diminished capacity; incompetent

-- In The Matter Of: J.F.  (14-101)
Juvenile Delinquency; Sufficiency of Petitions; First Degree Sex Offense; Crime Against Nature

-- Phillips, et al v Orange County, et al  (13-1463)
Waste water treatment systems; preemption; N.C.G.S. Chapter 130A; N.C.G.S. Chapter 143; subject matter jurisdiction; attorneys' fees

-- Robertson, et al v Steris Corporation, a Delaware Corporation, et al  (14-253)
Interest on Attorney's Fees; NCGS Sec. 24-5; Entry of Judgment Jurisdiction

-- Robertson, et al v Steris Corporation, a Delaware Corporation, et al  (14-254)
Interest on Attorney's Fees; NCGS Sec. 24-5; entry of Judgment Jurisdiction

-- State v Carter  (13-1146)
Admissibility of results of field testing kits for presence of controlled substances; sufficiency of evidence to support conviction for resisting, delaying, or obstructing a public officer

-- State v Flood  (14-179)
non-custodial interrogation, voluntariness of confession, effect of law enforcement's intentions on voluntariness

-- State v Floyd  (14-190)
post conviction, DNA testing

-- State v Gentile  (14-438)
Unlawful search, curtilage

-- State v Henry  (14-561)
Reasonable suspicion; possession of cocaine; resisting public officer

-- State v Jastrow  (14-276)
Attempted Robbery; Sufficiency of the Evidence; Right to Self-Representation; Knowing, Intelligent, and Voluntary Waiver of Counsel

-- State v Larkin  (14-321)
Burglary; Inevitable discovery; 4th Amendment; Doctrine of recent possession; Shoe print evidence

-- State v McClaude  (14-584)
Conspiracy, insufficient evidence

-- State v Ricks  (14-408)
Motion to dismiss; DWI; Public vehiclular area

-- State v Spence  (14-317)
Sex offense; sufficient evidence

-- State v Spruill and Chapman  (14-369)
Motion to dismiss; statutory interpretation

-- State v Turner  (14-318)
Jury instruction, plain error, reasonable doubt, ineffective assistance of counsel