In re G.G.M. and S.M.
Syllabus
Whether the trial court erred in adjudicating grounds to terminate respondent's parental rights under N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(7) whether the trial court abused its discretion in determining termination of respondent's parental rights was in the children's best interests whether respondent received ineffective assistance of counsel.
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that “[s]erial improprieties in the plaintiffs closing argument, when combined with the procedural prejudice of the untimely disclosure of an expert, operated to deny the defendant a fair trial”
- reversing for a new trial based on plaintiff’s counsel’s arguments suggesting that Intramed should be punished for failing to take responsibility, for failing to apologize, and for defending the case
- reversing where serial improprieties operated to deny the appellant a fair trial
- “The purpose of damages here was to compensate, not to make the defendant care, ‘take responsibility,’ or say it was sorry.”
- “Counsel’s arguments improperly suggested that the defendant should be punished for contesting damages at trial and that its defense of the claim in court was improper[.]”
- “The purpose of damages here was to compensate, not to make the defendant care, ‘take responsibility,’ or say it was sorry.”
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