State v. Wright. (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-07-0349, 16 pp.) (Sanford L. Steelman Jr., J.) Appealed from Durham County Superior Court. (Cressie Thigpen Jr., J.) N.C. App. Click here for the full text of the opinion. Holding: Even though defendant expressed ...

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State v. Boozer. (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-07-0277, 24 pp.) (Linda Stephens, J.) Appealed from Wake County Superior Court. (James E. Hardin Jr., J.) N.C. App. Click here for the full text of the opinion. Holding: When a witness said he ...

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State v. Garnett. (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-07-0153, 20 pp.) (Robert N. Hunter Jr., J.) Appealed from Buncombe County Superior Court. (Zoro J. Guice Jr., J.) N.C. App. Click here for the full text of the opinion. Holding: Even though defendant ...

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State v. Gomez. (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-07-0154, 8 pp.) (Donna S. Stroud, J.) Appealed from Durham County Superior Court (R. Allen Baddour Jr., J.) N.C.App. Click here for the full text of the opinion. Holding: The trial court did not ...

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State v. Dewalt. In an issue of first impression involving the offense of felony speeding to elude arrest, a jury can be instructed on driving while license revoked as an aggravating factor even if the offense took place in a public vehicular area, rather than a street or roadway ...

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State v. Melvin. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-06-1206, 11 pp.) (Robert H. Edmunds Jr., J.) Appealed from Onslow County Superior Court. (Charles H. Henry, J.) On discretionary review from the Court of Appeals. N.C. S. Ct. Click here for the full ...

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Rabon v. Hopkins. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-07-1163, 19 pp.) (Linda Stephens, J.) Appealed from Guilford County Superior Court. (John O. Craig III, J.) N.C. App. Click here for the full text of the opinion. Holding: Defendants in a personal-injury case ...

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State v. Bedford. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-07-1167, 12 pp.) (Wanda G. Bryant, J.) Appealed from Onslow County Superior Court. (Jay D. Hockenbury, J.) N.C. App. Click here for the full text of the opinion. Holding: Even though the state presented ...

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State v. Treadway. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-07-1177, 27 pp.) (Robert C. Hunter, J.) Appealed from Alexander County Superior Court. (Christopher M. Collier, J.) N.C. App. Click here for the full text of the opinion. Holding: The indictment alleged that defendant ...

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State v. Gabriel. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-07-1011, 19 pp.) (Linda Stephens, J.) Appealed from Mecklenburg County Superior Court. (Jesse B. Caldwell III, J.) N.C. App. Click here to read the full text of the opinion. Holding: Even though defendant said ...

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