This post summarizes the published criminal opinions from the North Carolina Court of Appeals released on February 4, 2026.
Superior court did not lack jurisdiction when misdemeanor charge was initiated by presentment; State’s evidence of misdemeanor death by vehicle did not vary from the indictment.
State v. Gibbon, No. COA25-415 (N.C. Ct. App. Feb. 4, 2026) (Buncombe County). The...