Appellate Court Opinions

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2,631 Appellate Court Opinions

, Supreme Court , 173A16 (Per Curiam) , Published
State v. Stith

Whether the trial court erred in allowing the State to amend an indictment at the start of trial; application of N.C.G.S. 15A-923(e); whether the amendment was material.

, Supreme Court , 95PA16 (Per Curiam) , Published
Walker v. N.C. State Bd. of Dental Exam'rs

Appeal from licensing board's decision imposing discipline on licensee for violation of a board rule and for professional negligence in violation of the Dental Practice Act.

, Supreme Court , 294PA14 (Justice Sam Ervin IV) , Published
King v. Bryant

Whether an agreement to resolve a medical malpractice dispute by binding arbitration is enforceable under the circumstances present in this case.

, Supreme Court , 391PA15 (Justice Sam Ervin IV) , Published
City of Asheville v. State

Whether a statute involuntarily transferring the assets and debts of the City's water system to a metropolitan sewer authority violated Article II, Section 24 of the North Carolina Constitution.

, Supreme Court , 438A15 (Justice Barbara Jackson) , Published
Hanesbrands Inc. v. Fowler

Interlocutory appeal from decision from N.C. Business Court overruling defendant's opposition to designation of this action as a mandatory complex business case.

, Supreme Court , 276PA15 (Per Curiam) , Published
In re Foreclosure of Beasley

Whether Civil Procedure Rule 41(a)(1) applies to non-judicial foreclosure actions under power of sale; whether a lender who files two voluntary dismissals of foreclosure actions based on the same promissory note and deed of trust is barred from filing a third power-of-sale foreclosure action.

, Supreme Court , 162A16 (Justice Paul Newby) , Published
In re Lucks

Under non-judicial foreclosure by power of sale under deed of trust, whether the successor trustee established its right to foreclose.

, Supreme Court , 250A16 (Per Curiam) , Published
In re P.M.

Review of recommendation for public reprimand.

, Supreme Court , 208PA15 (Justice Barbara Jackson) , Published
N.C. State Bar v. Tillett

Whether the N.C. State Bar has jurisdiction to discipline a sitting judge who has already been disciplined by the Judicial Standards Commission for the same conduct while in public office.

, Supreme Court , 261PA15 (Per Curiam) , Published
O'Neal v. Inline Fluid Power, Inc.

Workers' Compensation; whether the Industrial Commission exceeded its statutory authority by adopting and utilizing Form 63, allowing employers investigating a claim to pay medical benefits only without prejudice to end further benefits if the claim is later denied.

, Supreme Court , 25A16 (Justice Mark Martin) , Published
State v. Allman

Motion to suppress evidence; whether the magistrate had a substantial basis to find that probable cause existed to issue a warrant to search defendant's home.

, Supreme Court , 36PA16 (Justice Robin Hudson) , Published
State v. Barnett

Whether, in issuing a permanent no contact order under N.C.G.S. 15A-1340.50, the trial court exceeded its statutory authority by prohibiting contact with the victim's children.

, Supreme Court , 369A15 (Per Curiam) , Published
State v. Carvalho

Whether defendant's constitutional right to a speedy trial was violated; whether excerpts from a jailhouse audiotape and transcript of a conversation between defendant and another inmate were admissible under Rule of Evidence 404(b).

, Supreme Court , 122A16 (Per Curiam) , Published
State v. Curtis

Whether the movement of two victims was an integral part of an armed robbery, or sufficiently independent to permit an additional conviction for kidnapping.

, Supreme Court , 336PA15 (Justice Cheri Beasley) , Published
State v. Dalton

First-degree murder case in which defendant unsuccessfully argued not guilty by reason of insanity; whether prosecutor in closing argument committed prejudicial error by exaggerating defendant's chance for early release from civil commitment if she were found not guilty based on insanity.