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Wednesday, October 17, 2012, 5:12 PM

COA Opinions

Yesterday, the Court of Appeals released its latest set of opinions, which are available here.  The next set of opinions is scheduled to be filed November 6, 2012.

Monday, October 15, 2012, 7:00 AM

NC Supreme Court: Oral arguments this week

This week, the Supreme Court will hear 13 arguments.

Monday, October 15
Tuesday, October 16
Wednesday, October 17
Click here to view the calendar.

Monday, October 08, 2012, 7:00 AM

COA: Oral arguments this week

This week, the Court of Appeals will hear six oral arguments.

Wednesday, October 8 at 9:30 A.M. (Judges Robert C. Hunter, Calabria, and Robert N. Hunter, Jr.)
Wednesday, October 8 at 1:00 P.M. (Judges Elmore, Stroud, and Beasley)
Thursday, October 9 at 9:30 A.M. (Judges Geer, Stephens, and McCullough)
Click here for the full calendar.

Friday, October 05, 2012, 4:37 PM

Supreme Court Opinions

The North Carolina Supreme Court filed four opinions today:
  • In re Foreclosure of Johnson

    • Civil case
    • Issue: whether a special assessment made by a condominium homeowners association is unlawful and invalid
    • Majority opinion written by Justice Timmons-Goodson, affirming decision of Court of Appeals
    • Dissenting opinion written by Justice Martin, with Justice Newby and Jackson joining in the dissenting opinion
  • State v. Oates

    • Criminal case
    • Issue: whether the State filed timely notice of appeal from the trial court's order allowing defendant's motion to suppress
    • Opinion written by Justice Edmunds, vacating Court of Appeals' dismissal of State's appeal
  • McAdams v. Safety Kleen Systems, Inc.

    • Worker's compensation case
    • Issue: employer admits compensability; whether the Industrial Commission made sufficient findings of fact to support its award when the Commission's opinion recited conflicting facts regarding the extent of the employee's work-related injuries and his differing accounts of how the accident occurred
    • Per curiam reversal based on reasons stated in dissenting opinion of the decision of the Court of Appeals
  • In re T.A.S.

    • Criminal case
    • Issue: motion to suppress; constitutionality of an individual search for contraband that went beyond a student's outer clothing based only on generalized suspicion of all students
    • Order vacating opinion of the Court of Appeals

Tuesday, October 02, 2012, 4:06 PM

COA Opinion Statistics (10/2/12)

Today the Court of Appeals released its latest set of opinions.  The next set of opinions is scheduled to be released on October 16, 2012.  A more detailed breakdown of the opinions follows after the jump.

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