Our appellate blogosphere has been filled with an unusual number of posts involving dismissed appeals. However, the North Carolina Court of Appeals on Tuesday bestowed leniency on two appeals, utilizing
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Update: Appellate Court Jurisdiction
By Kip D. Nelson on
It was just over one year ago that I wrote about the authority of one appellate panel to overrule another panel when the issue is one of jurisdiction. Last week,…
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Rules are Made (Allowed) to be Broken (Suspended)
By Patrick M. Kane on
In recent weeks we’ve had a number of posts that demonstrate the inherent authority and broad power of our appellate courts. See here and here. Another example of that…
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