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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7A-25 (2026)

Original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court

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The Supreme Court has original jurisdiction to hear claims against the State, but its decisions shall be merely recommendatory; no process in the nature of execution shall issue thereon; the decisions shall be reported to the next session of the General Assembly for its action. The court shall by rule prescribe the procedures to be followed in the proper exercise of the jurisdiction conferred by this section. (1967, c. 108, s. 1.)

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 1972–2020 · leading case: Smith v. State, 222 S.E.2d 412 (N.C. 1976).
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Smith v. State, 222 S.E.2d 412 (N.C. 1976). · cites it 11× “Although defendants do not rely upon G.S. 7A-25, and it was not cited by either party or the Court of Appeals, we deem it necessary to adjudicate the effect of the 1971 revision of N.”
In re Annexation Ordinance Adopted by the City of Albemarle, 266 S.E.2d 661 (N.C. 1980). “108, Section 1 (1967), codified as G.S. 7A-25 to -35, defines the respective appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals.”
State v. Ramseur (N.C. 2020). · cites it 3× “Applying the majority’s sweeping interpretation of the RJA, if a court finds evidence that race was a significant factor in the imposition of a capital sentence “in the county, the prosecutorial district, the judicial division, or the State,” Original RJA, § 1, 2009 N.”
State v. Ramseur (N.C. 2020). · cites it 3× “Applying the majority’s sweeping interpretation of the RJA, if a court finds evidence that race was a significant factor in the imposition of a capital sentence “in the county, the prosecutorial district, the judicial division, or the State,” Original RJA, § 1, 2009 N.”
State v. Ramseur (N.C. 2020). · cites it 3× “Applying the majority’s sweeping interpretation of the RJA, if a court finds evidence that race was a significant factor in the imposition of a capital sentence “in the county, the prosecutorial district, the judicial division, or the State,” Original RJA, § 1, 2009 N.”
Adams-Millis Corp. v. Town of Kernersville, 187 S.E.2d 704 (N.C. 1972). “108, Section 1 (1967), codified as G.S. 7A-25 to -35, defines the respective appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals.”
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