State v. Hinson. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-06-0990, 1 p.) (Per Curiam) Appealed from Cleveland County Superior Court. (James W. Morgan, J.) On appeal from the N.C. Court of Appeals. N.C. S. Ct. Click here for the full text of the ...

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State v. Nickerson. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-07-0959, 9 pp.) (Donna Stroud, J.) Appealed from Orange County Superior Court (Orlando. F. Hudson, J.) N.C. App. Click here for the full text of the opinion. Holding: In a case in which a ...

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State v. Clagon. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-07-0958, 9 pp.) (Sanford Steelman Jr., J.) Appealed from Martin County Superior Court (J. Richard Parker, J.) Click here for the full text of the opinion. Holding: An indictment for first-degree burglary is not ...

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State v. McCoy. (Lawyers Weekly 10-16-0934, 18 pp.) (Linda M. McGee, J.) Appealed from Edgecombe County Superior Court (Alma L. Hinton, J.). N.C. App. Unpub. Holdings: (1) The trial court did not err by denying the defendant’s motion to suppress ...

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  State v. Pittman. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-07-0914, 19 pp.) (Sam Ervin IV, J.) Appealed from Pitt County Superior Court. (W. Russell Duke Jr., J.) N.C. App. Holding: Even though defendant and the victim had exchanged heated words for years ...

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State v. Effler. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-07-0873, 16 pp.) (Robert N. Hunter Jr., J.) Appealed from McDowell County Superior Court. (Bradley B. Letts, J.) N.C. App. Holding: The state presented sufficient evidence that defendant was the aggressor and that he ...

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State v. Effler. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-07-0873, 16 pp.) (Robert N. Hunter Jr., J.) Appealed from McDowell County Superior Court. (Bradley B. Letts, J.) N.C. App. Holding: The state presented sufficient evidence that defendant was the aggressor and that he ...

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