North Carolina Judicial Branch

Filed: 20 March 2026
Mandate: 9 April 2026
Zip File of Published Opinions
Headnote Index: 20 March 2026

Case Title / Description
Smith Debnam Narron Drake Saintsing & Myers, LLP v. Muntjan, (29A24 - Published) Author: Justice Tamara Barringer (View COA Opinion)
Whether defendant's emails satisfy the statute of frauds as a note or memorandum of defendant's oral guaranty.
State v. Perry, (64PA24 - Published) Author: Justice Phil Berger Jr. (View COA Opinion)
Whether the Court of Appeals erred by reversing the trial court's denial of defendant's motion to dismiss the charge of robbery with a dangerous weapon.
Warren v. Cielo Ventures, Inc., (203PA24 - Published) Author: Justice Phil Berger Jr. (View COA Opinion)
Whether the Court of Appeals erred in reversing the trial court's order granting defendant's motion for summary judgment on plaintiffs' UDTPA claim based on a one-year contractual limitation period.
State v. Thomas, (262PA24 - Published) Author: Justice Paul Newby (View COA Opinion)
Whether the Court of Appeals correctly determined that the general prohibition on harsher resentencing in N.C.G.S. 15A-1335 did not apply to a case where the initial sentence had violated the mandatory sentencing framework.
Byrd v. Avco Corp., (270PA24 - Published) Author: Justice Phil Berger Jr.
Whether the Court of Appeals erred by dismissing defendants' appeal from the trial court's interlocutory order denying defendants' motion to reconsider.
Armistead v. County of Carteret, (66A25 - Published) Author: Justice Richard Dietz
Whether the proposed class members in a class action against a county are ascertainable and whether the proposed class satisfies the predominance and superiority criteria.
Jay v. Jay, (97A25 - Published) Author: Justice Allison Riggs (View COA Opinion)
Whether the Court of Appeals erred in affirming the trial court's order issuing a domestic violence protective order.
Wardson Constr., Inc. v. City of Raleigh, (115A25 - Published) Author: Justice Anita Earls
Whether the trial court abused its discretion by certifying a class of home builders seeking a refund of certain Capital Facilities Fees.
In re N.M.W. and A.N.D., (159PA25 - Published) Author: Per Curiam (View COA Opinion)
Whether a trial court's permanency planning order included sufficient findings of fact to satisfy statutory criteria.
Talley v. Earth Fare 2020, Inc., (174A25 - Published) Author: Per Curiam
Whether the Business Court erred in denying parties' cross motions for judgment notwithstanding verdict on plaintiff's claims for breach of contract, unjust enrichment, and violation of the Wage and Hour Act.

IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE LISTED OPINIONS, THE COURT CONSIDERED 168 OTHER MATTERS. THE OTHER MATTERS MAY INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, NOTICES OF APPEALS BASED UPON CONSTITUTIONAL QUESTIONS, PETITIONS FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW, PETITIONS FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI IN DEATH CASES, DEATH STAYS, PETITIONS FOR WRITS OF CERTIORARI IN OTHER CRIMINAL AND CIVIL CASES, PETITIONS FOR WRITS OF SUPERSEDEAS, MOTIONS FOR TEMPORARY STAYS, PETITIONS FOR WRITS OF MANDAMUS, PETITIONS FOR WRITS OF HABEAS CORPUS, PETITIONS FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS, MOTIONS FOR APPROPRIATE RELIEF, AND DIRECT APPEALS FROM DECISIONS OF THE JUDICIAL STANDARDS COMMISSION AND THE UTILITIES COMMISSION. THE COURT ALSO CONSIDERS MOTIONS FOR EXTENSIONS OF TIME AND MOTIONS TO AMEND ON A DAILY BASIS. SUCH "ROUTINE" MOTIONS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE PETITION LIST PUBLISHED BY THE COURT EACH MONTH.