Judge Thompson’s Judicial Opinions
Criminal and Due Process
State v. Andrews
No. COA23-675
July 2, 2024
Attempted robbery with a firearm; attempted discharge of firearm into occupied vehicle; first-degree kidnapping.
Criminal and Due Process
State v. Jamison
No. COA23-1064
July 2, 2024
Appeal from civil judgment in criminal case re: court costs/attorney fees.
Employment Law and Worker’s Compensation
Alderete v. Sunbelt Furniture Xpress, Inc.
No. COA23-896
May 21, 2024
Sunbelt Furniture Xpress, Inc. appeals from the trial court’s order denying, inter alia, its Rule 12(b)(1) motion to dismiss Alderete’s complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.
Tenants Rights and Evictions
Myers v. Broome-Edwards
No. COA23-1027
June 18, 2024
Defendants appeal from the trial court’s order following a bench trial, finding that defendants had violated, inter alia, the North Carolina Unfair and Deceptive Practices Act by executing a self-help eviction against plaintiff.
Property Rights
N.C. Cemetery Comm'n v. Smoky Mountain Mem'l Parks, Inc.
No. COA23-761
April 2, 2024
Defendants Smoky Mountain Memorial Parks, Inc. and Sheila1 Diane Gahagan appeal from the trial court’s order granting plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment and denying their motion for summary judgment.
Property Rights
Bates v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Comm'n
No. COA23-57
January 2, 2024
In this interlocutory appeal which concerns two failed real estate transactions, defendants contend that the trial court erred in denying their motion to dismiss some of plaintiffs’ claims based upon defendants’ assertions of governmental and sovereign immunity.