Appellate Court Opinions

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2,650 Appellate Court Opinions

, Supreme Court , 490A09 (Per Curiam) , Published
State v. Mello

Reasonable suspicion to make investigatory stopo of defendant's vehicle; motion to suppress contraband seized as a result

, Supreme Court , 461A09 (Per Curiam) , Published
State v. Morrow

Whether satellite based monitoring (SBM) of a sexual offender 'recidivist' violates ex post facto protections

, Supreme Court , 32PA10 (Justice Edward Brady) , Published
State v. Mumford

Whether felony serious injury by vehicle (FSIV) convictions must be vacated when the jury acquits defendant of a separate charge of DWI, which is a required element of FSIV; whether competent evidence supported the aount of restitution ordered by the trial court

, Supreme Court , 51PA10 (Per Curiam) , Published
State v. Singleton

Whether under the satellite-based monitoring program an 'aggravated offense' as defined in N.C.G.S. Sec. 14-208.6(1a) is determined by considering only the elements of the conviction offense and whether a conviction for taking indecent liberties with a minor qualifies

, Supreme Court , 465A09 (Per Curiam) , Published
State v. Vogt

Whether a defendant who committed a sex offense before enactment of the State's lifetime satellite-monitoring program was punished ex post facto when the trial court ordered him enrolled in the program; ineffective assistance of counsel; validity of defendant's plea agreement

, Supreme Court , 396A09 (Per Curiam) , Published
State v. Wagoner

Whether a defendant who committed a sex offense before enactment of the State's lifetime satellite-monitoring program was punished ex post facto when the trial court ordered him enrolled in the program; double jeopardy; validity of defendant's plea agreement

, Supreme Court , 21A10 (Justice Edward Brady) , Published
State v. Whitaker

Whether N.C.G.S. Sec. 14-415.1, which bars all felons from possessing firearms anywhere, is unconstitutional because it violates the ex post facto clause and is a bill of attainder

, Supreme Court , 18A10 (Per Curiam) , Published
Steinkrause v. Tatum

Probable cause to arrest for alleged DWI; revocation of driver's license under N.C.G.S. Sec. 20-16.2

, Supreme Court , 517PA09 (Per Curiam) , Published
Brown v. N. C. Dep't of Corr.

Whether sentence reduction credits apply when determining the unconditional release date for an inmate who received an eight-year 'life sentence'

, Supreme Court , 525A09 (Justice Paul Newby) , Published
Hensley v. N.C. Dep't of Env't & Natural Res.

Statutory interpretation; extent to which subsection 113A-57(1) of the N.C. Sedimentation Pollution Control Act of 1973 regulates 'land-disturbing activities' in trout waters buffer zones

, Supreme Court , 518PA09 (Justice Robert Edmunds Jr.) , Published
Jones v. Keller

Whether sentence reduction credits apply when determining the unconditional release date for an inmate who received an eighty-year 'life sentence'

, Supreme Court , 208PA09 (Justice Sarah Parker) , Published
Stanford v. Paris

Timeliness of plaintiffs' appeal from an interlocutory order dismissing certain claims against defendants

, Supreme Court , 298PA09 (Justice Patricia Timmons-Goodson) , Published
State v. Chandler.

Extent of trial court's authority to grant defendant relief in an MAR proceeding

, Supreme Court , 320PA09 (Justice Patricia Timmons-Goodson) , Published
State v. Davis

Whether defendant received double punishment in violation of N.C.G.S. § 20-141.4 when he was sentenced for felony death by vehicle and felony serious injury by vehicle

, Supreme Court , 307PA09 (Justice Paul Newby) , Published
State v. Ray

Whether the trial court erred in permitting cross-examination of defendant under Rule of Evidence 404(b) about incidents for which evidence of defendant's convictions was inadmissible under Rule 609

, Supreme Court , 352PA09 (Per Curiam) , Published
Brock & Scott Holdings, Inc. v. West

Erroneous referral of collection action to court-ordered nonbinding arbitration under N.C.G.S. Sec. 7A-37.1(c); whether plaintiff's sole remedy for relief from arbitrator's award was as provided under N.C. Rules for Court-Ordered Arbitration

, Supreme Court , 269PA09 (Justice Patricia Timmons-Goodson) , Published
Bumpers v. Community Bank N. VA

Whether alleged overcharges for second mortgage loans violated N.C.G.S. Sec. 75-1.1; whether interlocutory appeal was properly certified under Div. P. Rules 54(b)

, Supreme Court , 369A09 (Justice Robert Edmunds Jr.) , Published
Fussell v. N.C. Farm Bureau Mut. Ins. Co.

Negligence claim against Town for damage resulting from restoration of water service to an unoccupied house; motion to dismiss under Rule 12(b)(6)