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              Criminal Law in North Carolina

              Fourth Circuit Case Summaries

              Phil Dixon Jr.

              Listed below are summaries of Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals decisions from September 2014 - present.

              Legal Summaries

              Case Summaries: Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (April 8, 9, 18, 25 & 30, 2025)
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              Case Summaries: Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (Mar. 4, 11, & 24, 2025)
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              Case Summaries: Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (Feb. 19, 21, & 26, 2025)
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              Case Summaries: Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (Jan. 7, 16, & 22, 2025)
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              Case Summaries: Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (Dec. 4, 6, & 18, 2024)
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              Case Summaries: Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (Nov. 14, 20, & 26, 2024)
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              Case Summaries: Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (Sept. 3, 4, 9, and 17, 2024)
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              Case Summaries: Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (Aug. 1, 2, 5, 6, 9, 16, and 24, 2024)
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              Case Summaries: Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (July 1, 2, 9, 10, 12, 16, 19, 22, 25, and 29, 2024)
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              Case Summaries: Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (June 3, 7, 12, and 24, 2024)
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              Case Summaries: Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (May 2, 16, 23, and 31, 2024)
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              Case Summaries: Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (April 4, 9, 10, 15, 16, 29 & 30, 2024)
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              Case Summaries: Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (March 11, 2024)
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              Case Summaries: Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (Feb. 6, 16, 21, and 22, 2024)
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              Case Summaries: Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (Jan. 3, 4, 5, 11, 22, 23, and 25, 2024)
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              Case Summaries: Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (Dec. 15, 2023)
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              Case Summaries: Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (November 15 & 21, 2023)
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              Case Summaries: Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (Oct. 24 and 30, 2023)
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              Case Summaries: Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (Sept.13, 2023)
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              Case Summaries: Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (Aug. 1, 4, 7, 9, 16, 24, and 31, 2023)
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              Case Summaries: Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (July 10, 17, 19, and 25, 2023)
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              Case Summaries: Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (June 6, 8, 13, 14, 22, 23, and 30, 2023)
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              Case Summaries: Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (May 30 and 31, 2023)
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              Case Summaries: Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (April 4, 5, 11, 18, 19, and 26, 2023)
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              Case Summaries: Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (March 3, 6, 22, 29, and 30, 2023
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              Case Summaries: Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (Feb. 3, 7, 8, 14, 22, 24, 2023)
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              Case Summaries: Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (Jan. 10, 2023)
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              Case Summaries: Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (Dec. 1, 5, 9, 13, and 29, 2022)
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              Case Summaries: Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (Nov. 8 and 29, 2022)
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              Case Summaries: Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (Sept. 8, 2022)
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              Case Summaries: Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (August 3, 8, 10, 16, and 18, 2022)
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              Case Summaries: Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (July 11, 14, 18, 25, and 26, 2022)
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              Case Summaries: Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (June 9, 24, and 30, 2022)
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              Case Summaries: Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (May 10 and 11, 2022)
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              Case Summaries: Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (April 7, 8, and 26, 2022)
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              Case Summaries: Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (March 2 and 30, 2022)
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              Case Summaries: Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (Feb. 1, 2, and 22, 2022)
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              Case Summaries: Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (Jan. 12, 20, 25, and 28, 2022)
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              Case Summaries: Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (Dec. 2, 3, 7, 17, and 27, 2021)
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              Case Summaries - Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (Nov. 9, 17, 18, and 30, 2021)
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              Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals: Sept. 8, 15, and 22, 2021
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              Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals: Aug. 3, 4, 9, 19, and 25, 2021
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              Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals: July 7, 8, 9, 13, and 21, 2021
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              Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals: June 11, 14, 15, 16, 24, 28, and 29, 2021
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              Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals: May 7 and 11, 2021
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              Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals: April 9, 19, 20, and 30, 2021
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              Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals: March 3, 10, 11, 18, 26, 30, and 31, 2021
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              Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals: Feb. 4, 9, 10, and 22, 2021
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              Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals: Dec. 23, 2020 and Jan. 8, 12, 13, 21, 26, 27, and 28, 2021
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              Fourth Circuit Case Summaries: December 2, 3, 15, and 21, 2020
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              Fourth Circuit Case Summaries: Nov. 5 and 13, 2020
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              Fourth Circuit Case Summaries: Oct. 2, 12, and 14, 2020
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              Fourth Circuit Case Summaries: September 10, 11, and 15, 2020
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              Fourth Circuit Case Summaries: August 10, 11, 20, 24, and 28, 2020
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              Fourth Circuit Case Summaries: July 14, 15, 20, and 22, 2020
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              Fourth Circuit Case Summaries: June 8, 9, 16, 17, 19, 24, 26, and 30, 2020
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              Fourth Circuit Case Summaries: April 3, 9, 14, 15, 20, 22, and 24, 2020
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              Fourth Circuit Case Summaries: March 3, 4, 25, and 27, 2020
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              Fourth Circuit Case Summaries: Feb. 6 and 20, 2020
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              Fourth Circuit Case Summaries: January 8, 9, 10, 21, and 22, 2020
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              Fourth Circuit Case Summaries: Dec. 4, 6, 16, and 17, 2019
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              Fourth Circuit Case Summaries: November 5, 6, 7, 21, 25, and 27, 2019
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              Fourth Circuit Case Summaries: October 24, 25, and 31, 2019
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              Fourth Circuit Case Summaries: September 4, 5, 12, and 27, 2019
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              Fourth Circuit Case Summaries: August 1, 15, and 23, 2019
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              Fourth Circuit Case Summaries: July 1, 3, 11, 12, 29, 30 , and 31, 2019
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              Fourth Circuit Case Summaries: June 5, 18, 21, and 24, 2019
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              Fourth Circuit Case Summaries: May 3 and 10, 2019
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              Fourth Circuit Case Summaries: April 2, 3, 16, 22, 25, and 26, 2019
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              Fourth Circuit Case Summaries: March 4, 5, 14, and 27, 2019
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              Fourth Circuit Case Summaries: February 8, 20, and 26, 2019
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              Fourth Circuit Case Summaries: January 25 and 28, 2019
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              Fourth Circuit Case Summaries: Dec. 14, 18, and 21, 2018
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              Fourth Circuit Case Summaries: Nov. 7, 8, 27, 28, 30, 2018
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              Fourth Circuit Case Summaries: August 3 and 28, 2018
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              Fourth Circuit Case Summaries: July 2, 10, 13, 16, 2018
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              Fourth Circuit Case Summaries: June 20, 21, 26, and 27, 2018
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              Fourth Circuit Case Summaries: May 9 and 21, 2018
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              Fourth Circuit Case Summaries: March 1, 14, and 30, 2018
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              Fourth Circuit Case Summaries: February 15 and 16, 2018
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              Fourth Circuit Case Summaries: January 18 and 25, 2018
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              Fourth Circuit Case Summaries: December 4, 5, 14, and 21, 2017
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              Fourth Circuit Case Summaries: November 14 and 16, 2017
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              Fourth Circuit Case Summaries: October 26, 2017
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              Fourth Circuit Case Summaries: August 14 and 18, 2017
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              Fourth Circuit Case Summaries: July 6 and 18, 2017
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              Fourth Circuit Case Summaries: June 6 and 7, 2017
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              Fourth Circuit Case Summaries: June 1, 2017
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              Fourth Circuit Case Summaries: May 22, 2017
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              Fourth Circuit Case Summaries: April 20 through April 28, 2017
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              Fourth Circuit Case Summaries: March 30 and April 12, 2017
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              Fourth Circuit Case Summaries: January 23 and February 3, 2017
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              Fourth Circuit Case Summaries: February 23 through March 14, 2017
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              Fourth Circuit Case Summaries: January 4, 2017
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              Fourth Circuit Case Summaries: November 30, 2016
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              Fourth Circuit Case Summaries: November 21 and 23, 2016
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              Fourth Circuit Case Summaries: November 4 and 7, 2016
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              Fourth Circuit Case Summaries: October 25, 2016
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              Fourth Circuit Case Summaries: October 21, 2016
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              Fourth Circuit Case Summaries: July 27 and September 9, 2016
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              Fourth Circuit Case Summaries: June 21 and July 6, 2016
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              Fourth Circuit Case Summaries: May 31 and June 7, 2016
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              Fourth Circuit Case Summaries: March 17 through May 25, 2016
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              Fourth Circuit Case Summaries: March 8 and 11, 2016
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              Fourth Circuit Case Summaries: February 9, 2016
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              Fourth Circuit Case Summaries: January 11, 2016
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              Fourth Circuit Case Summaries: December 14, 18, 21, 2015
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              Fourth Circuit Case Summaries: November 3, 2015
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              Fourth Circuit Case Summaries: October 22-23, 2015
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              Fourth Circuit Case Summaries: September 2, 2015
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              Fourth Circuit Case Summaries: August 5, 2015
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              Fourth Circuit Case Summaries: July 17, 2015
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              Fourth Circuit Case Summaries: June 30, 2015 & July 1, 2015
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              Fourth Circuit Case Summaries: June 25, 2015
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              Fourth Circuit Case Summaries: May 19, 2015
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              Fourth Circuit Case Summaries: April 29, 2015
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              Fourth Circuit Case Summaries: April 22, 2015
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              Fourth Circuit Case Summaries: March 20, 2015
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              Fourth Circuit Case Summaries: March 18, 2015
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              Fourth Circuit Case Summaries: March 12, 2015
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              Fourth Circuit Case Summaries: March 10, 2015
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              Fourth Circuit Case Summaries: March 5, 2015
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              Fourth Circuit Case Summaries: March 3, 2015
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              Fourth Circuit Case Summaries: February 24, 2015
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              Fourth Circuit Case Summaries: January 26, 2015
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              Fourth Circuit Case Summaries: January 13, 2015
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              Fourth Circuit Case Summaries: December 18, 2014
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              Fourth Circuit Case Summaries: November 14, 2014
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              Fourth Circuit Case Summaries: November 13, 2014
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              Fourth Circuit Case Summaries: October 15, 2014
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              Fourth Circuit Case Summaries: September 24, 2014
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