Borzilleri v. Mosby (Lawyers Weekly No. 001-187-17, 13 pp.) (J. Harvie Wilkinson III, J.) No. 16-1751; Oct. 17, 2017; USDC at Baltimore, Md. (J. Frederick Motz, S.J.) 4th Cir. Holding: Since assistant state’s attorneys implement the policies of their elected ...

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Siena Corp. v. Mayor & City Council of Rockville Maryland (Lawyers Weekly No. 001-185-17, 17 pp.) (J. Harvie Wilkinson III, J.) No. 16-1732; Oct. 13, 2017; USDC at Greenbelt, Md. (Roger Titus, S.J.) 4th Cir. Holding: Although plaintiff bought land ...

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Silver v. Halifax County Board of Commissioners (Lawyers Weekly No. 011-290-17, 67 pp.) (Donna Stroud, J.) (Linda McGee, C.J., dissenting) Appealed from Halifax County Superior Court (W. Russell Duke Jr., J.) N.C. App. Holding: Our Supreme Court has already decided ...

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Malecek v. Williams (Lawyers Weekly No. 011-268-17, 15 pp.) (Richard Dietz, J.) Appealed from Forsyth County Superior Court (L. Todd Burke, J.) N.C. App. Holding: Although the torts of alienation of affection and criminal conversation implicate constitutional rights, given the ...

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State v. Anderson (Lawyers Weekly No. 011-235-17, 23 pp.) (Wanda Bryant, J.) Appealed from Graham County Superior Court (Marvin Pope Jr., J.) N.C. App. Holding: A parking lot shared by a daycare, a tax preparation office, a hair salon and ...

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State v. Miller (Lawyers Weekly No. 011-188-17, 9 pp.) (Richard Dietz, J.) Appealed from Guilford County Superior Court (Edwin Wilson Jr., J.) N.C. App. Holding: Where the record contains no indication that defendant killed his wife in order to prevent ...

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State v. Clonts (Lawyers Weekly No. 011-183-17, 84 pp.) (Linda McGee, C.J.) (John Tyson, J., dissenting) Appealed from Mecklenburg County Superior Court (Jeffrey Hunt, J.) N.C. App. Holding: Because (1) the trial court failed to make the required findings of ...

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State v. Knight (Lawyers Weekly No. 010-012-17, 18 pp.) (Mark Martin, C.J.) Appealed from Wake County Superior Court (Kendra Hill, J.) On appeal from the Court of Appeals. N.C. S. Ct. Holding: When asked whether he understood the Miranda rights ...

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State v. Miller (Lawyers Weekly No. 010-043-17, 32 pp.) (Sam Ervin IV, J.) (Michael Morgan, J., joined by Cheri Beasley, J., dissenting) Appealed from Watauga County Superior Court (Eric Morgan, J.) On discretionary review from the Court of Appeals. N.C. ...

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State v. Romano (Lawyers Weekly No. 010-047-17, 45 pp.) (Cheri Beasley, J.) (Mark Martin, C.J., joined by Barbara Jackson & Paul Newby, JJ., dissenting) (Paul Newby, J., dissenting) Appealed from Buncombe County Superior Court (R. Gregory Horne, J.) On discretionary ...

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