NC Supreme Court

06 Sep

She said she killed her lover in self-defense. Court says jury properly saw her as the aggressor

Associated PressNewsNC Supreme Court

RALEIGH — The North Carolina Supreme Court upheld the murder conviction of a woman who fatally shot her lover in her bedroom, ruling Friday that the trial judge gave appropriate instructions to the jury about the legal limits for deadly force inside a home. Five of the seven justices agreed to overturn a unanimous appellate decision that had ordered a new trial for Wendy Dawn Lamb Hicks, who was convicted in the death of Caleb Adams. Evidence shows he was shot twice in the back in her bedroom doorway. The majority’s primary opinion said it was proper, based on evidence,…

05 May

NC judge drops price to cover school plan, omits spend order

Gary D. Robertson, The Associated PressStateDavid Lee, Mike Robinson, NC Supreme Court, Roy Cooper

RALEIGH — A North Carolina judge cut the amount of money needed to comply through the middle of next year with a step-by-step plan to address state educational inequities. But he declined to leave in place the crux of another judge’s order that directed cash from government coffers be sent to state agencies to cover a fiscal gap. Special Superior Court Judge Mike Robinson ruled in long-running public education spending litigation which he began presiding over last month. Judge David Lee had directed in November that $1.75 billion be moved from state coffers to three government agencies to carry out…