Articles in the Case Summaries category

This post summarizes the published criminal opinions from the Supreme Court of North Carolina released on May 22, 2026. There was no Harbison error where (1) the defendant agreed to […]

This post summarizes the published criminal opinions from the North Carolina Court of Appeals released on May 20, 2026. Trial counsel was not ineffective on multiple grounds asserted by defense; […]

This post summarizes the published opinions in criminal cases issued by the North Carolina Court of Appeals on May 6, 2026. The trial court properly revoked the defendant’s probation for […]

This post summaries the published opinions in criminal cases issued by the North Carolina Court of Appeals on April 15, 2026. Sufficient evidence supported denying the defendant’s motion to dismiss […]

This post summarizes published criminal law opinions from the North Carolina Court of Appeals released on April 1, 2026. (1) Evidence was sufficient to support charges of attempted murder and […]

This post summarizes the published criminal opinions from the North Carolina Supreme Court released on March 20, 2026. Circumstantial evidence was sufficient to submit robbery with a dangerous weapon to […]

This post summarizes the published criminal opinions from the North Carolina Court of Appeals released on March 18, 2026. (1) Insufficient evidence of serious bodily injury where the assault victim […]

This post summarizes published criminal law and related cases released by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals during February 2026. Cases of potential interest to state practitioners are summarized monthly. […]

This post summarizes the published criminal opinions from the North Carolina Court of Appeals released on March 4, 2026. Evidence was sufficient on trafficking in opioids by possession; no error […]

This post summarizes the published criminal opinions from the North Carolina Court of Appeals released on February 18, 2026.