Appeals panels can’t disregard existing precedent

By: Matt Chaney January 31, 2019

In keeping with the holding of In re Civil Penalty, individual panels of the North Carolina Court of Appeals cannot disregard existing precedent just because the panel believes it improperly narrowed or distinguished another earlier precedent, the North Carolina Court of Appeals has held. On the specific issue of the definition of the term “sexual act” ...

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Appeals panels can’t disregard existing precedent

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