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STATE v. WRIGHT
Because the trial court made a finding of fact that a longer period of probation than was specified in NC Gen. Stat. § 15A-1343.2(d) was necessary, we find no error in the trial court's imposition of a 48 month probationary period. On 7 December 2009,
Updated: 02/22/2012 07:13A
STATE v. GETTYS
The trial court did not err in submitting the charge of felony first-degree murder to the jury because there was sufficient evidence of the underlying robbery. Defendant was not prejudiced by the trial court's refusal to instruct on the lesser included
Updated: 02/22/2012 07:13A
STATE v. ALSHAIF
The trial court denied Defendant's MAR in an order entered 17 November 2010. Defendant petitioned this Court for a writ of certiorari, which was granted by an order entered 2 May 2011. Defendant, a lawful permanent resident of the United States,
Updated: 02/22/2012 07:13A
STATE v. SLOAN
The trial court consolidated the convictions and sentenced defendant to 150 to 189 months imprisonment. Id. Defendant appealed to this Court and this Court held that the trial court erred by not arresting judgment on either the misdemeanor larceny or
Updated: 02/22/2012 07:13A
SONGWOOYARN TRADING COMPANY, LTD. v. SOX ELEVEN, INC.
Because the trial court's 17 February 2011 supplemental order was entered while jurisdiction over the suit was vested in the appellate courts but did not concern the subject matter of the suit and aided in securing plaintiff's rights while the appeal
Updated: 02/22/2012 07:13A
STATE v. BROWN
Where the trial court properly instructed the jury that defendant's gun was a deadly weapon as a matter of law and where the trial court did not commit plain error by failing to submit the charge of misdemeanor assault inflicting serious injury to the
Updated: 02/22/2012 07:13A
NGUYEN v. TAYLOR
Blanco Tackaberry & Matamoros, PA, by Peter J. Juran, for defendant-appellant Bungalo Records, Inc. Jayceon Taylor ("Taylor") and Bungalo Records, Inc. ("Bungalo") appeal the trial court's judgment which, following a bench trial, awarded five million
Updated: 02/22/2012 07:13A
STATE v. COLMAN
The trial court then revoked his probation and activated his underlying sentences. On appeal, defendant argues the trial court did not have subject matter jurisdiction to hear the issue of his probation violations, and therefore, the resulting
Updated: 02/22/2012 07:13A
STATE v. LITTLETON
On appeal, he primarily contends that the trial court improperly denied his motion to dismiss because the State failed to present sufficient evidence to counter his assertion of self-defense. Based on our review of the record, we hold that the evidence
Updated: 02/22/2012 07:13A
IN RE C.S.
Because respondent-mother had the ability to show reasonable progress in correcting the conditions which led to the removal of the juvenile, we affirm the trial court's conclusion that respondent-mother willfully left the juvenile in foster care.
Updated: 02/22/2012 07:13A