Appellate Court Opinions

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2,650 Appellate Court Opinions

, Supreme Court , 397A16 (Per Curiam) , Published
State v. Jackson

Motion to suppress evidence; whether the affidavit on which a warrant authorizing a search of defendant's property was based established probable cause to issue the warrant.

, Supreme Court , 22A17 (Justice Mark Martin) , Published
State v. Moore

Whether defendant received adequate notice of his probation revocation hearing pursuant to N.C.G.S. 15A-1345(e).

, Supreme Court , 410PA16 (Per Curiam) , Published
State v. Sanchez

Whether defendant is entitled to a new trial because the trial court erred in giving an unsupported jury instruction on flight.

, Supreme Court , 310A16 (Justice Paul Newby) , Published
Worley v. Moore

Interlocutory appeal from N.C. Business Court order allowing plaintiffs' motion to disqualify defense counsel under Rule 1.9(a) of the N.C. Rules of Professional Conduct.

, Supreme Court , 349PA16 (Per Curiam) , Published
KB Aircraft Acquisition, LLC v. Berry

Interpretation of section 39-23.9 of N.C. Uniform Voidable Transactions Act; meaning of the term 'transfer' and whether the statute is a statute of repose.

, Supreme Court , 244PA16 (Justice Sam Ervin IV) , Published
State v. Brice

Whether the indictment charging defendant with habitual misdemeanor larceny was fatally defective.

, Supreme Court , 194A16 (Justice Mark Martin) , Published
State v. Bullock

Appeal from trial court's denial of defendant's motion to suppress evidence found during a traffic stop; whether the police officer unconstitutionally prolonged the stop beyond the time reasonably required to complete the stop's mission under the Supreme Court of the United States' decision in Rodriguez v. United States.

, Supreme Court , 193PA16 (Per Curiam) , Published
State v. Carter

Whether the indictment charging defendant with felony carrying a concealed handgun was fatally defective in violation of N.C.G.S. 15A-928.

, Supreme Court , 365A16 (Per Curiam) , Published
State v. Reed

Appeal from judgment entered after trial court's denial of defendant's motion to suppress evidence found during a traffic stop; whether the police officer unconstitutionally prolonged the stop under the Supreme Court of the United States' decision in Rodriguez v. United States.

, Supreme Court , 10A17 (Per Curiam) , Published
State v. Rousseau

Whether the State presented sufficient evidence to survive defendant's motions to dismiss a charge of maintaining a vehicle for the purpose of keeping marijuana.

, Supreme Court , 28A17 (Per Curiam) , Published
State v. Wilson

Appeal from defendant's conviction for felony animal cruelty; whether the trial court erred in not instructing the jury on the lesser included offense of misdemeanor animal cruelty.

, Supreme Court , 275A16 (Per Curiam) , Published
Blondell v. Ahmed

Whether defendants were entitled to summary judgment in their favor on real estate agent's claim that defendants wrongfully deprived her of a commission on the sale of their house by breaching their duty of good faith and fair dealing to the agent.

, Supreme Court , 152PA16 (Justice Michael Morgan) , Published
Catawba County ex rel. Rackley v. Loggins

Appeal from trial court's grant of defendant's Rule 60 motion to set aside a modified voluntary child support agreement and order; whether the trial court that entered the modified agreement and order lacked jurisdiction to do so because the party seeking the modification did not follow the procedures in N.C.G.S. 50-13.7(a).

, Supreme Court , 206PA16 (Justice Mark Martin) , Published
Dep't of Transp. v. Adams Outdoor Advert. of Charlotte Ltd. P'ship

Condemnation proceeding filed under Article 9 of Chapter 136 to take defendant's leasehold interest in property for highway improvement purposes; whether, because defendant had a nonconforming billboard on the property under a long-term lease, the value of the property interest taken from defendant should have been determined under N.C.G.S. 136-131, defining 'just compensation' for a condemnation proceeding under the Outdoor Advertising Control Act, rather than under Article 9, governing DOT condemnation actions in general; whether certain evidence is admissible to help the trier of fact determine the fair market value of the condemned leasehold.

, Supreme Court , 277A16 (Justice Sam Ervin IV) , Published
In re Estate of Skinner

Appeal from a Court of Appeals decision reversing a trial court order affirming an assistant clerk of court's order removing respondent as trustee of his incompetent wife's special needs trust and as guardian of her estate; whether the order affirmed by the trial court contained erroneous findings of fact and conclusions of law; whether the Court of Appeals majority gave appropriate deference to the clerk's discretionary decision to remove respondent.

, Supreme Court , 279PA16 (Justice Barbara Jackson) , Published
In re M.A.W.

Whether the trial court's findings of fact supported its conclusion of law that respondent father's parental rights should be terminated under N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1).