At first blush, it might not seem surprising that the Court of Appeals would dismiss an appeal if “[n]o issues have been argued or preserved for review.” But what is
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An Interlocution on Interlocutory Orders
Appellate practitioners are undoubtedly familiar with the general rule that “there is no right of immediate appeal from interlocutory orders.” Goldston v. Am. Motors Corp., 326 N.C. 723, 725,
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Today’s Court of Appeals Opinions: Three Ways to Avoid Dismissal of an Appeal
1) Have a right to appeal
In re P.K.M. involved a juvenile delinquency proceeding against a twelve-year-old boy who moved to suppress incriminating statements he had made to an investigating
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