While reading through the latest batch of opinions from the North Carolina Court of Appeals, I was struck (again) by how often appellate cases are not decided on the merits
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Reviewing the Standard of Review
Under the North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure, an appellant’s brief must contain “a concise statement of the applicable standard(s) of review for each issue.” N.C. R. App. P. 28(b)(6).
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Trial Judge Denies Your For-Cause Challenge to a Potential Juror — Good Luck Challenging That
As the Honorable Mark A. Davis recently reminded us in his CLE program entitled Do’s and Don’ts at the Court of Appeals: A View from the Bench: “Appellate judges
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A Few “Brief” Points
Judges repeatedly tell us that the brief is our best vehicle to explain our view of the case and why the law is in our client’s favor. Unfortunately, it is
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An Independence Day Walk Down Memory Lane and a Lesson on Patience Tested: Court of Appeals Issues Opinion Reminding Practitioners That Dismissals for Appellate Rules Violations Are Alive and Well
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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Appellate Practice and Procedure Nuggets from the North Carolina Supreme Court
The North Carolina Supreme Court issued two opinions on Friday containing interesting nuggets of appellate practice and procedure.
The Supreme Court Can, and Sometimes Will, Exercise Its Broad Authority to
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