North Carolina Lawyers Weekly
The retired chief deputy in the Randolph County sheriff's office will replace a longtime legislator in both the North Carolina House and on the November ballot.
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Read More »Tangled sex case to make second visit to Supreme Court
A Randolph County man will have his conviction for a second-degree sexual offense heard by the North Carolina Supreme Court for a second time.
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Read More »Criminal Practice – Driving While Impaired – Second-Degree Murder – Blood-Alcohol Content – Expert Testimony – Motion to Dismiss
State v. Patterson. (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-16-0251, 12 pp.) (Judge Linda S. Stephens) Appealed from Randolph County Superior Court (V. Bradford Long, J.) N.C. App. Unpub. Click here for the full text of the opinion. Holding: The probative value of ...
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Read More »Criminal Practice – Indecent Liberties – Witness Competency – 4-Year-Old Victim
State v. Carter. (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-07-0220, 19 pp.) (John C. Martin, Ch.J.) Appealed from Randolph County Superior Court. (V. Bradford Long, J.) N.C. App. Click here for the full text of the opinion. Holding: Even if, as defendant contends, ...
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Read More »Tort/Negligence – Premises Liability – Store Customers – Apprehending Shoplifters – Foreseeability
Betts v. Jones. A store owner is not liable for injuries sustained by a customer who was hit by the vehicle of a fleeing shoplifter when the owners were not chasing the shoplifter. Summary judgment for defendant affirmed.
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Read More »Trusts & Estates – Wills – Omitted Son – Sibling as Fiduciary – Holographic Codicil
Hughes v. Craddock. When no evidence is forecast regarding fraud, breach of duty or inequitable conduct, a constructive trust is inappropriate. The fact that property is transferred to an heir is not sufficient to support allegations that the child convinced her mother to make the transfer or that the action was done to circumvent Medicaid rules. Summary judgment for defendants Lois and Allen Levine is affirmed.
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Read More »Criminal Practice – Probation Revocation – Restitution – Willful Failure to Pay – Stay – Appeals
State v. Yonce. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-07-1062, 18 pp.) (Sam Ervin IV, J.) Appealed from Randolph County Superior Court. (V. Bradford Long, J.) N.C. App. Click here to read the full text of the opinion. Holding: Even though Judge Albright ...
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Read More »Civil Practice – Standing – Nuisance – Zoning
McDowell v. Randolph County. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-16-0714, 8 pp.) (Wanda G. Bryant, J.). Appealed from Randolph County Superior Court (Henry E. Frye, J.). N.C. App. Unpub. Holding: The trial court erred in finding that the plaintiffs had standing to ...
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