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  • State v. Dorsett

    3 N.C. App. 331 · Court of Appeals of North Carolina · Dec 31, 1968

    State v. Brown, 221 N.C. 301 , 20 S.E. 2d 286 . Also, the rule that statutes will be construed to effectuate the legislative intent applies to criminal statutes. State v. Humphries, 210 N.C. 406 , 186 S.E. 473 . … G.S. 160-200; Kovacs v. Cooper, supra. The ordinance in question does not define in decibels the intensity of the noise to be prohibited thereby, but such exactness is not required. State v. Dorsett, and State v.

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  • Flitt v. Flitt

    149 N.C. App. 475 · Court of Appeals of North Carolina · Mar 19, 2002

    Jurden, 306 N.C. 435, 439 , 293 S.E.2d 405, 408 (1982); Buchanan v. Rose, 59 N.C. App. 351, 352 , 296 S.E.2d 508, 509 (1982). In Washington v. Washington, 148 N.C. … App. 206 , 557 S.E.2d 648 (2001), the defendant-wife appealed from the trial court’s judgment granting divorce from bed and board.

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  • Shackleford-Moten v. Lenoir County Dept. of Social Services

    155 N.C. App. 568 · Court of Appeals of North Carolina · Dec 31, 2002

    These allegations were communicated to the DSS Board of Directors. On 24 April 1996, plaintiff requested leave without pay pending resolution of her allegations against Jones by the DSS Board. … The DSS Board denied plaintiffs request to have her grievance heard and she was instructed to proceed in accordance with the County’s grievance policy.

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  • State v. Stafford

    48 N.C. App. 740 · Court of Appeals of North Carolina · Sep 16, 1980

    Craver v. Craver, 298 N.C. 231 , 258 S.E. 2d 357 (1979); State v. Brown, 42 N.C. App. 724 , 257 S.E. 2d 668 (1979), disc. rev. denied, 299 N.C. 123 (1980).

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  • N.C. Citizens for Transparent Gov't

    Court of Appeals of North Carolina · Dec 3, 2024

    Beck v. Shelton, 267 Va. 482, 490, 593 S.E.2d 195, 199 (2004). … a board meeting within the meaning of [the Common Interest Development Open Meeting Act.]”

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  • Thompson v. Union Cnty.

    Court of Appeals of North Carolina · Mar 18, 2026

    This zoning enforcement case arises from a decision of the Union County Board of Adjustment (“BOA”) determining that a detached garage on petitioner Earlene Thompson’s residential property was constructed in violation of … See Browning-Ferris Industries of South Atlantic, Inc. v. Guilford County Bd. of Adjustment, 126 N.C. App. 168, 171, 484 S.E.2d 411, 414 (1997).

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  • State v. Gardner

    Court of Appeals of North Carolina · Jul 5, 2023

    Under the new pieces of carpet and padding, the concrete floor had “reddish brown stains” on it. … Leonard took an evidence swabbing of the reddish brown stains, but there was insufficient DNA on which to conduct an analysis.

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  • State v. Roark

    83 N.C. App. 425 · Court of Appeals of North Carolina · Nov 25, 1986

    In United States v. … Id. at 923, 104 S.Ct. at 3421-3422, 82 L.Ed. 2d at 699 , quoting Brown v. Illinois, 422 U.S. at 610-611, 95 S.Ct. 2254 , 45 L.Ed. 2d 416 .

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  • Davidson v. Tuttle

    Court of Appeals of North Carolina · Sep 20, 2022

    DAVIDSON V. … In making its determination, the trial court explains it used the “direct observations of witness Kandice Brown[,]” DAVIDSON V.

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  • In Re the Foreclosure of the Deed of Trust of Burgess

    47 N.C. App. 599 · Court of Appeals of North Carolina · Jul 15, 1980

    Brown v. Jennings, 188 N.C. 155 , 124 S.E. 150 (1924); Eubanks v. Becton, 158 N.C. 230 , 73 S.E. 1009 (1912). … As to the title dispute, we note that the 12 October 1979 order of superior court declaring the sheriffs deed to DuBose and Bernhardt null and void was reversed by this Court in Questor Corp. v. DuBose, 46 N.C.

    Cited 24 timesPublished
  • State v. Scruggs

    209 N.C. App. 725 · Court of Appeals of North Carolina · Mar 1, 2011

    State v. Hernandez, 170 N.C. … State v. Melvin, 53 N.C. App. 421, 428 , 281 S.E.2d 97, 102 (1981), cert. denied, 305 N.C. 762 , 292 S.E.2d 578 (1982). In State v.

    Cited 6 timesPublished
  • Bridges v. Oates

    167 N.C. App. 459 · Court of Appeals of North Carolina · Dec 21, 2004

    As explained in Insurance Co. v. Walker, 33 N.C. … See Nash v. Sutton, 109 N.C. 550 , 14 S.E. 77 (1891). In Nash v.

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  • Duke Power Co. v. Mom 'N' Pops Ham House, Inc.

    43 N.C. App. 308 · Court of Appeals of North Carolina · Oct 16, 1979

    Board of Transportation v. Jones, 297 N.C. 436 , 255 S.E. 2d 185 (1979). However, the real issue is whether expert real estate appraisers must use the before and after formula in determining damages. They do not. … Board of Transportation v. Jones, 297 N.C. 436, 438 , 255 S.E. 2d 185, 187 (1979).

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  • Gregory v. County of Harnett

    128 N.C. App. 161 · Court of Appeals of North Carolina · Dec 16, 1997

    Rose v. Guilford Co., 60 N.C. App. 170, 173 , 298 S.E.2d 200 , 202 (1982). N.C. Gen. … ]’ Chernick v.

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  • Residences at Biltmore Condo. Owners' Ass'n, Inc. v. Power Dev., LLC

    243 N.C. App. 711 · Court of Appeals of North Carolina · Nov 3, 2015

    V. … The Agreement further stated that the properties retained by Power Development as the declarant were “clearly intended to entail . . . telephone boards, electrical boards, all communication boards as well as any other boards

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • State v. Hill

    153 N.C. App. 716 · Court of Appeals of North Carolina · Nov 5, 2002

    Ed. 2d 140 (1991) (county environmental board proceedings valid and not sham despite cooperation and correspondence with federal EPA); U.S. v. … , it should have been forfeited to the school board.

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  • State v. Smith

    50 N.C. App. 188 · Court of Appeals of North Carolina · Dec 16, 1980

    State v. Wilson, 237 N.C. 746 , 75 S.E.2d 924 (1953); State v. Brown, 33 N.C. App. 84 , 234 S.E.2d 32 , disc. rev. denied, 292 N.C. 731 (1977), cert. denied, 296 N.C. 106 (1978). … Therefore, the rule expressed in State v.

    Cited 18 timesPublished
  • In re Estate of Pickelsimer

    242 N.C. App. 582 · Court of Appeals of North Carolina · Aug 18, 2015

    [Charles Pickelsimer, Jr.] served on the board [of Brevard College] for a short time. And when he left the board, he left because he was disturbed by the lack of oversight in the spending. … Griffis v. Lazarovich, 161 N.C.App. 434 , 440, 588 S.E.2d 918 , 923 (2003).

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  • Howard v. Piver

    53 N.C. App. 46 · Court of Appeals of North Carolina · Jul 7, 1981

    See Wiggins v. Piver; Dickens v. Everhart. … He was certified by the American Board of Surgery in 1978 and was certified by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery in 1979. He specializes in cardio-thoracic surgery. 8 .

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  • State v. Vester

    22 N.C. App. 16 · Court of Appeals of North Carolina · Jun 5, 1974

    State v. Coble, 20 N.C. App. 575 , 202 S.E. 2d 303 (1974) ; State v. Robinson, 15 N.C. App. 362 , 190 S.E. 2d 270 (1972). We perceive no abuse of discretion in the ruling on either motion in the instant case. … State v. Brown, 266 N.C. 55 , 145 S.E. 2d 297 (1965). The assignment of error is overruled.

    Cited 1 timesPublished

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