Last Friday was a blockbuster appellate day for the Supreme Court of North Carolina. Not only did it effectively declare an appellate jurisdiction statute unconstitutional (see Matt’s blog post
Continue Reading Supreme Court Reverses Court of Appeals Application of Appellate Rule 2
Savvy appellate practitioners know that the appeal process should start long before a party files a notice of appeal. One of the early considerations should be the order or judgment
Continue Reading Don’t Forget the Findings of Fact
Sometimes an appellant merely seeks reversal of a trial court’s decision. However, appellants should also remember that an appellate court will, on occasion, reverse a lower court and decide the
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