Most Important Opinions

1. Workers’ Compensation – Change of Condition – Insufficient Showing – Doctor’s Testimony 

   Wilhite v. Pike Electric, Inc. Although plaintiff’s doctor agreed with plaintiff’s counsel’s assertion that plaintiff was “100 percent” disabled, the doctor’s opinion on this point was not based solely upon plaintiff’s medical condition – which the doctor said was unchanged – or on the doctor’s medical expertise; rather, the doctor agreed with counsel’s assessment based on the doctor’s consideration of plaintiff’s “skill set and educational background.”

2. Criminal Practice – Marijuana Delivery – 2 Grams – Remuneration – Indictment – Jury Instruction 

   State v. Land We affirm our Court of Appeals’ holding: Under G.S. § 90-95(a)(1), “it is unlawful for any person … to … deliver a controlled substance”; however, “The transfer of less than 5 grams of marijuana …

3. Criminal Practice – DWI – Suppression – Reasonable Suspicion – Weaving 

   State v. Kochuk We reverse and remand for the reasons stated in the dissenting opinion: This case is controlled by State v. Otto, 726 S.E.2d 824 (2012). Given the unusual hour – 1:10 a.m. – and defendant’s weaving, the state trooper had reasonable suspicion for a traffic stop.