Supreme Court of North Carolina, 1980

The court affirmed the permanent alimony award, holding that the trial court properly evaluated the parties' accustomed standard of living, could consider tax consequences, and was not required to resolve possession of the marital home in the alimony judgment.

The court held that North Carolina law permits a separated mother to be ordered to contribute to child support when the circumstances show that the father cannot reasonably meet the children's reasonable needs alone.

The court found no prejudicial error in the attempted armed robbery trial or sentencing hearing. It held that the evidence was sufficient to support attempted armed robbery and rejected the defendant’s challenges to the arraignment, testimony, photograph, trial judge’s conduct, sentencing evidence, and questioning…

The Supreme Court of North Carolina affirmed the trial court's denials of defendant's motions to dismiss the first degree murder and first degree rape charges, holding that the State's evidence was substantial evidence of each essential element of those offenses and of defendant's perpetration, and clarifying that a…

The court held that the caveator presented sufficient circumstantial evidence of undue influence to require submission of the will contest to the jury. Although no individual circumstance was independently sufficient, the evidence collectively could support a finding that the testator's 1974 will and 1975 codicil…