Criminal – Conspiracy – Controlled substance
BOSTON, MA - Where a defendant was convicted of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance, the conviction should be affirmed because ...More

North Carolina Court of Appeals - Domestic Relations - Equitable Distribution – Pretrial Stipulations
RALEIGH, NC - The trial court improperly disregarded binding pretrial stipulations concerning certain marital assets and incorrectly placed the burden of proof on the wife to ...More

North Carolina Court of Appeals - Domestic Relations - Termination of Parental Rights – Standing
RALEIGH, NC - A permanency planning order continuing legal custody of the children with Department of Social Services (DSS) satisfied the statutory requirement establishing the ...More

North Carolina Court of Appeals - Domestic Relations - Indian Child Welfare Act – Termination of Parental Rights
RALEIGH, NC - The trial court failed to comply with the federal Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) by asking her on the record whether her children were members of, or eligible ...More

North Carolina Court of Appeals - Domestic Relations - Juvenile Petition – Expert Witness Testimony
RALEIGH, NC - The county Department of Social Services (DSS) failed to present clear and convincing evidence that a four-month-old infant’s severe injuries resulted from abuse ...More

North Carolina Court of Appeals - Taxation - Property Tax Commission – Tax Assessment
RALEIGH, NC - The Property Tax Commission applied too demanding a standard when it dismissed a homeowner’s appeal without requiring the county to defend its assessment. The homeowner ...More

North Carolina Court of Appeals - Criminal Practice - Assault with a Deadly Weapon with Intent to Kill Inflicting Serious Injury – Lesser-Included Offense
RALEIGH, NC - One assault conviction must be vacated because it punished the same conduct as a more serious assault offense in violation of double jeopardy principles. The ...More