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Tag Archives: Harnett County

Criminal Practice – Kidnapping – Purpose – Terrorizing & Physically Harming Victim – Sexual Assault – Deadly Weapon

State v. Bonilla. (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-07-0152, 15 pp.) (Wanda G. Bryant, J.) Appealed from Harnett County Superior Court. (R. Allen Baddour Jr., J.) N.C. App. Click here for the full text of the opinion. Holding: Where defendant beat, bound, ...

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Tort/Negligence – Medical Malpractice – Rule 59(a) – Juror Misconduct

Cummings v. Ortega. The trial court did not commit legal error, nor did it abuse its discretion by admitting into evidence affidavits of two jurors alleging juror misconduct when considering a Rule 59(a) motion to set aside a jury verdict and subsequently refusing to reconsider its decision.

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