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A provision in the N.C. House’s 415-page budget plan could play a role in upcoming elections for the state’s two highest courts.

Where defendant consented to his counsel’s admission of guilt to misdemeanor larceny, and where counsel admitted that defendant took items from a store clerk but did not threaten him, defendant was not deprived of his Sixth Amendment right to counsel. We find no error in defendant’s convictions of larceny from the person and attaining the ...

While it is improper for counsel to ask a witness whether he has in fact spoken the truth during his testimony, counsel does not improperly vouch for the credibility of a witness by merely providing the jury a reason to trust their witnesses. Here, the prosecutor asked whether a witness’s plea agreement and his agreement ...

A unanimous N.C. Court of Appeals panel has affirmed a trial court’s ruling in favor of a couple who want to open a motocross training center in Davidson County. County officials had initially rejected the center in July 2021.

The two newest members of North Carolina’s Supreme Court took the lead challenging plaintiffs in a case Thursday dealing with felon voting rights. Questions from new Justices Trey Allen and Richard Dietz signaled their concerns about a lower court ruling that allowed thousands of felons to vote last November. The state’s highest court will decide in the months ahead whether felons who have completed active prison sentences will be allowed to vote in future elections.