North Carolina Lawyers Weekly

The court declines to follow an unpublished opinion that found the prosecutor’s and a prosecution expert’s use of the words “disclose” and “disclosure” amounted to impermissible vouching for a child-victim. We find no plain error in defendant’s conviction of two ...

Defendant was placed on probation pursuant to a deferred prosecution agreement. After defendant’s probation officer reported a probation violation, defendant’s probation was revoked, leaving the state free to pursue prosecution. Since there is no final judgment in this case, defendant ...

  Defendant was charged with assault inflicting serious bodily injury under G.S. § 14-32.4(a), and the trial court instructed the jury only on a portion of the statute, requiring the jury to convict if they found a serious bodily injury ...

In granting the defendant-father’s motion to modify custody, the trial court made 30 findings as to the children’s schools, doctors and extracurricular activities; the parties’ disparate work schedules; and the relative support groups of family and friends each party had ...

Where a defendant found guilty of being a felon in possession of a firearm under the Armed Career Criminal Act, or ACCA, had his sentenced reduced because of a 2015 Supreme Court decision, the reduction was in error because his ...

Where the defendant made a series of online threats against police officers generally, as well as threats that he was on a “manhunt” for three particular officers, the search warrant was adequately supported. And where he failed to establish that ...

Two Baltimore police officers charged with robbing citizens during the course of their police work and committing fraud in obtaining overtime pay were unsuccessful in arguing that the evidence was insufficient to hold them liable for racketeering and conspiracy and ...

Where an insurance provider asked whether it must pay a judgment against one party if another party prevailed in the underlying state court case and the district court resolved issues as part of its declaratory judgment ruling, that ruling was ...

Where police shot at a man 29 times in his dwelling after officers armed with assault rifles entered the home with a warrant to search for drugs and failed to identify themselves as police, the facts showed an officer’s use of ...

Pursuant to a consent order, the defendant-father began spending significantly more time with the parties’ children. This constituted a substantial change in circumstances, permitting the trial court to modify the father’s child support obligation. We affirm the trial court’s child ...