Appellate Court Opinions

Slip opinions (court's decision in a case) filed and written by the justices of the Supreme Court or judges of the Court of Appeals

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2,631 Appellate Court Opinions

, Supreme Court , 183A14 (Justice Robin Hudson) , Published
State v. Jackson

Reasonable suspicion to make investigatory stop of defendant; motion to suppress evidence seized as a result

, Supreme Court , 510PA13 (Justice Robert Edmunds Jr.) , Published
State v. May

Trial court's instructions to a deadlocked jury in violation of N.C.G.S. 15A-1235; whether defendant waived appellate review of his argument that the instructions violated Art. I, sec. 24 of the N.C. Constitution; plain error review

, Supreme Court , 9A14 (Per Curiam) , Published
Tovar-Mauricio v T.R. Driscoll, Inc.

Workers' compensation claims for injuries sustained by employees while working out of state; benefits were paid by employer's insurer that provided coverage in that state under that state's workers' compensation laws; when employees later 'transferred' their claims to the N.C. Industrial Commission, whether employer's different insurer responsible for claims in North Carolina is liable for these plaintiffs' claims filed in this state

, Supreme Court , 458PA13 (Justice Paul Newby) , Published
Town of Midland v Wayne

Condemnation action; whether an inverse taking occurred based on the Town's impairment of defendant's vested right to develop property under an approved subdivision plan; extent of area affected by the taking/unity of ownership of adjacent parcels

, Supreme Court , 225A14 (Per Curiam) , Published
Kiker v. Winfield

Motion by defendant for change of venue; whether sufficient evidence was presented that plaintiff was a resident of the county in which he filed the action; whether the trial court erred in denying the motion

, Supreme Court , 296A14 (Per Curiam) , Published
Poole v. UNC-CH

Workers' Compensation; request by plaintiff-employee to reinstate suspended disability benefits; whether, when determining the merits of plaintiff's case, the Industrial Commission erred in failing to address a deputy commissioner's previous dismissal of the claim under Commission Rule 613

, Supreme Court , 204A14 (Per Curiam) , Published
State v. Edgerton

When defendant was convicted of violating a domestic violence protective order while possessing a deadly weapon, whether the trial court committed plain error in not instructing the jury on the lesser included offense of misdemeanor violation of a DVPO.

, Supreme Court , 44A14 (Per Curiam) , Published
State v. Epps

Whether sufficient evidence supported defendant's request for a jury instruction on involuntary manslaughter

, Supreme Court , 203A14 (Per Curiam) , Published
State v. Martin

Interpretation of definition of elder adult under N.C.G.S. 14-112.2 (2011)

, Supreme Court , 568A03-2 (Justice Robin Hudson) , Published
State v. Stubbs

Whether the Court of Appeals has subject matter jurisdiction to hear the State's appeal from a trial court's order granting defendant's MAR, resentencing him, and ordering his immediate release

, Supreme Court , 518PA13 (Justice Cheri Beasley) , Published
Ward v. Carmona

Motor vehicle collision; whether a jury verdict finding both drivers negligent was supported by sufficient evidence, denying plaintiff recovery

, Supreme Court , 100PA14 (Per Curiam) , Published
Wood v. Nunnery

Motor vehicle wreck caused by underinsured driver; judgment for plaintiff against defendant tortfeasor; whether defendant can receive credit against the amount of the judgment owed by him for monies paid to plaintiff by plaintiff's UIM and workers' compensation carriers

, Supreme Court , 84PA14 (Per Curiam) , Published
In re C.W.F.

Voluntary commitment of a minor based on diagnoses of mental illness; whether N.C.G.S.? 122C-224.3(c)allows admission of certified copies of medical reports and records only if the minor is permitted to confront and cross-examine witnesses who prepared the reports.

, Supreme Court , 501PA12 (Justice Mark Martin) , Published
State v. Grice

The trial court's denial of defendant's motion to suppress contraband obtained via a warrantless search; plain view doctrine; plain error review