Court of Appeals Opinions

Today the COA issued 33 opinions, 25 of them civil, two juvenile, and six criminal. We'll have more on any relevant cases soon.

Unique Event! Join NC Attorney General Roy Cooper & Womble Carlyle for the CLE Symposium for Top NC Legal Counsel on May 5

Womble Carlyle CLE Symposium for Top NC Legal Counsel
A full-day CLE event for in-house counsel
May 5, 2011 -- 8:30-4:30 p.m.
10 CLE Sessions, Lunch and Keynote Address by North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper

On May 5, Womble Carlyle will offer CLE sessions on such topics as:

• political contributions/lobbying


• data management


• economic development


• crisis/catastrophic event planning


• employee defection/personnel departures


• outsourcing agreements


• intellectual property minefields


• legal project management


• the China market


• ‘green’ strategies

Event information

Location: Proximity Hotel
704 Green Valley Road
Greensboro, NC 27408
(800) 379-8200
http://www.proximityhotel.com/
Reference this event when booking overnight stay to receive special rate.

RSVP: There is no fee to attend but seating is limited.
Please RSVP by Friday, April 22nd, using one of the following methods:
phone: (336) 433-5699
email: greensbororsvp@wcsr.com

Click here for information on the ten panels that are being offered to top legal counsel in North Carolina.

Register today!

Today at the Court of Appeals (4/11/11)

Today, a panel of the North Carolina Court of Appeals comprised of Chief Judge Martin and Judges Elmore and Geer will hear oral argument in State v. Hayden.  The appeal involves a challenge to the Defendant's conviction on the charge of first degree murder.  The Defendant contends that (1) the trial court should have granted the Defendant's motion to dismiss the murder charge and vacate his conviction because the state failed to present evidence beyond a mere suspicion that the Defendant was the perpetrator; (2) the trial court improperly admitted hearsay statements; and (3) that the trial court improperly admitted character evidence.


Documents:
Record on Appeal
Appellant's Brief
Appellee's Brief

Supreme Court Opinions

Today, the North Carolina Supreme Court issued two opinions:

Raymond v. Police Benevolent Association - In an opinion authored by Justice Newby, a unanimous Supreme Court determined that the attorney-client privilege can protect communications between a professional membership association, one of its members, and an attorney hired by the association to represent that member.

Gardner v. Tallmadge - The opinion of the Court of Appeals was affirmed in a per curiam opinion.  Prior coverage of this case can be found here and here.

COA Opinions

Today, the North Carolina Court of Appeals published 21 opinions.  We will have more on any cases of interest later.