North Carolina Lawyers Weekly
A trial judge properly denied a defendant’s request for a jury instruction on voluntary intoxication, finding that she wasn’t ‘utterly incapable’ of forming specific intent, ...
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‘Mere intoxication’ insufficient for jury instruction
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Family gets back home that was sold cheap at void sale
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COA OKs immediate review of partial summary judgment
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Months-old report was OK for competency hearing
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Without another will, no way for probate challenge to prevail
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Arbitration clause in contract blocks appeal
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Back to the office, and back … to the future
Opinion Digests
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Real Property Condemnation — Civil Practice – Declaratory Judgment Action – Res Judicata – Preliminary Injunction
Even though a separate direct condemnation action established that the plaintiff-town’s installation of a sewer pipe across defendant’s property was not for a public ...
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Real Property — Municipal – Condemnation – Remedies – Separate Action
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Criminal Practice — Probation Revocation – Subject Matter Jurisdiction – Expiration
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Criminal Practice — Felony Murder – Underlying Statutory Rape – Intent – Acquittal
Headlines
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N.C. House OK’s bill to prohibit shackling of pregnant inmates
RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina House lawmakers unanimously approved on Monday a bill that would prohibit physical restraints being used on pregnant incarcerated women before, ...
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Appeals judges skeptical about reinstating N.C. abortion ban
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Man who threatened N.C. court employees sent to prison
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Cooper names five judges, Murray appointed DA
