North Carolina Supreme Court Decisions 2016
Date: December 21, 2016
Docket Number: 208PA15
Justia Opinion Summary: The Judicial Standards Commission (JSC) imposed a public reprimand on Judge Jerry R. Tillett (Defendant), a judge in Judicial District One of the General Court of Justice, Superior Court Division, for misconduct while in…
Date: December 21, 2016
Docket Number: 25A16
Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant was charged with six offenses pertaining to the manufacture, possession and sale or delivery of illegal drugs. Defendant filed a motion to suppress evidence seized during the search of her home, asserting that…
Date: December 21, 2016
Docket Number: 319PA14
Date: December 21, 2016
Docket Number: 369A15
Date: December 21, 2016
Docket Number: 391PA15
Justia Opinion Summary: In 2013, legislation was enacted requiring the City of Asheville to involuntarily transfer the assets it uses to operate a public water system to a newly-created metropolitan water and sewerage district. The City filed a…
Date: December 21, 2016
Docket Number: 474PA14
Justia Opinion Summary: In 2011, Defendant was indicted for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession of a weapon of mass destruction, and attaining habitual felon status. The indictment listed the underlying felony as attempted…
Date: December 21, 2016
Docket Number: 49PA14
Date: December 21, 2016
Docket Number: 80A14
Date: December 21, 2016
Docket Number: 81A14
Justia Opinion Summary: After a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of robbery with a dangerous weapon and first-degree murder. The trial judge sentenced Defendant to a term of life imprisonment without parole for his murder conviction. The…
Date: September 23, 2016
Docket Number: 5PA15
Justia Opinion Summary: CommScope Credit Union (Plaintiff), a state-chartered credit union, hired Butler & Burke, LLP (Defendant), a certified public accounting firm, to conduct annual independent audits of its financial statements. Plaintiff…
Date: August 19, 2016
Docket Number: 108PA14-2
Justia Opinion Summary: Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (Duke) owned an easement in Huntersville, North Carolina allowing construction of and access to its power lines. A portion of Herbert Gray’s property encroached on Duke’s right-of-way. Duke…
Date: June 10, 2016
Docket Number: 429PA13
Justia Opinion Summary: After his employment with Scenera Research LLC ended, Robert Morris (Plaintiff) sued Scenera and its CEO (collectively, Defendants), alleging Defendants owed him $210,000 in bonuses and that he was fired in retaliation…
Date: April 15, 2016
Docket Number: 90PA15
Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant was indicted for felony larceny and conspiracy to commit felony larceny. Defendant admitted that he stole clothing from Belk’s Department Store, and Belk’s surveillance system captured the theft on video. The…
Date: March 18, 2016
Docket Number: 316A14
Justia Opinion Summary: Beverage Systems of the Carolinas, LLC (Plaintiff) entered into an asset purchase agreement with Loudine Dotoli and two companies to purchase the assets, customer lists, and inventory of the companies. The parties…
Date: January 29, 2016
Docket Number: 113A15
Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs challenged legislation that authorizes the General Assembly to appoint a majority of the voting members of three administrative commissions, alleging that, by giving itself the power to appoint commission…
Date: January 29, 2016
Docket Number: 333PA14
Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant, a registered sex offender, was found guilty of failure to provide timely written notice of his change of address. Defendant appealed, arguing that the indictment was fatally defective because it identified the…
Date: January 29, 2016
Docket Number: 355PA14-2
Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff’s employment as a deputy sheriff was terminated following the reelection of Defendant to the office of Sheriff of Mecklenburg County. Plaintiff filed suit alleging wrongful termination in violation of N.C. Gen.…
Date: January 29, 2016
Docket Number: 557PA13
Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff’s car was struck by a school activity bus transporting students and school staff to an extracurricular event. Plaintiff brought this action before the North Carolina Industrial Commission pursuant to the Tort…
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