Appellate Court Opinions

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2,631 Appellate Court Opinions

, Supreme Court , 330A08 (Per Curiam) , Published
Moore v. Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co.

Whether uninsured motorist coverage applies when insured's vehicle hits a log lying on a road; application of physical contact rule to N.C.G.S. § 20-279.21(b)(3) reference to collision between motor vehicles

, Supreme Court , 102A08 (Justice Robin Hudson) , Published
Richardson v. Maxim Healthcare/Allegis Grp.

Workers' Compensation; notice of claim requirement under N.C.G.S. § 97-22; sufficiency of medical evidence that employee's injuries required replacement of both breast implaints

, Supreme Court , 337A08 (Per Curiam) , Published
State v. Corbett

Whether by pleading guilty after the trial court denied his double jeopardy claim, defendant waived appellate review of the double jeopardy claim

, Supreme Court , 91A08 (Per Curiam) , Published
State v. Duncan

Murder trial (noncapital); IAC claim based on defense counsel's failure to present evidence of and request a jury instruction on diminished capacity

, Supreme Court , 32A08 (Justice Paul Newby) , Published
State v. Maready

Motor vehicle wreck; second-degree murder; motion to suppress evidence from traffic stop; plain error review of introduction of evidence of defendant's prior convictions

, Supreme Court , 234A08 (Justice Edward Brady) , Published
State v. Smith

Application of corpus delicti rule to defendant's extrajudicial confession and conviction for sex offense with a child; plain error review of improper jury instructions related to defendant's conviction for indecent liberties

, Supreme Court , 256A08 (Justice Edward Brady) , Published
State v. Williams

Dismissal of criminal charge for State's failure to provide defendant potentially exculpatory photographs and poster; N.C.G.S. § 15A-954(a)(4)

, Supreme Court , 611A07 (Per Curiam) , Published
Hughes v. Rivera-Ortiz

Medical malpractice; alleged sexual assault by M.D.; denial of plantiff's Rule 59 motion for new trial on damages; ratification of negligence by medical clinic

, Supreme Court , 144A08 (Justice Edward Brady) , Published
In re Badgett

Review of recommendation for judicial censure

, Supreme Court , 7A08 (Per Curiam) , Published
In re L.B.

Appeal from termination of parental rights; whether N.C. R. App. P. 3A permits parent's GAL to sign a notice of appeal on the parent's behalf

, Supreme Court , 55A08 (Per Curiam) , Published
Macher v. Macher

Rule 60(b) motion to set aside divorce judgment on grounds trial court lacked personal jurisdiction over defendant; conflicting evidence whether defendant signed his purported answer to divorce complaint

, Supreme Court , 58A08 (Per Curiam) , Published
McIntyre v. McIntyre

Whether a prenuptial agreement waived all rights to equitable distribution or was simply a fair trader agreement

, Supreme Court , 513PA07 (Per Curiam) , Published
State v. Haislip

Standing to challenge constitutionality of driver's license checkpoint

, Supreme Court , 228A08 (Justice Sarah Parker) , Published
State v. Turnage

First-degree burglary; sufficiency of evidence of defendant as the perpetrator of the crime of first-degree burglary