**Update: As Troy’s follow-up blog post notes, the Court of Appeals subsequently withdrew and replaced its February opinion with a new opinion issued on March 19, 2019. The
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Our readers know that the date of filing of a Notice of Appeal in the “home county” establishes compliance with Appellate Rule 3. But is the file-stamp on that notice
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After Dogwood, it is fairly rare that an appellate court will dismiss an appeal for rules violations. However, that reluctance does not give carte blanche to appellate practitioners, as
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Some moments will stick in your head forever. The birth of a child. The Challenger shuttle disaster. September 11th. President Kennedy’s assassination.
Ironically (and perhaps a little pathetically), “special” moments
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