On occasion, the Supreme Court of North Carolina will grant a petition for discretionary review and then later decide that the grant was “improvidently allowed.” See, e.g., here and
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On occasion, the Supreme Court of North Carolina will grant a petition for discretionary review and then later decide that the grant was “improvidently allowed.” See, e.g., here and…
Continue Reading An “Improvident” Decision
You lost in the North Carolina Court of Appeals, but you have convinced yourself that your legal argument was correct. You file a Petition for Discretionary Review (“PDR”) with the…
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