Appellate Court Opinions

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2,631 Appellate Court Opinions

, Supreme Court , 469A07 (Justice Patricia Timmons-Goodson) , Published
In re T.H.T.

Adjudicatory and dispositional order awarding child's custody to father; trial court's failure to meet time limit and hearing requirements of N.C.G.S. § 7B-807(b); proper remedy is mandamus

, Supreme Court , 580A07 (Justice Paul Newby) , Published
Shaw v. U.S. Airways, Inc.

Workers' Compensation; whether employer contributions to employee pension and 401(k) account should be included when calculating plaintiff's average weekly wage under N.C.G.S. § 97-2(5)

, Supreme Court , 408A07 (Justice Patricia Timmons-Goodson) , Published
State ex rel. Cooper v. Ridgeway Brands Mfg., LLC

Failure by tomacco manufacturer to make required payments into State-qualified escrow fund; Rules 12(b)(6) dimissal of claims against company owner based on relation-back doctrine and civil conspiracy

, Supreme Court , 442A07 (Justice Paul Newby) , Published
State v. Styles

Alleged traffic violation; reasonable suspicion to stop vehicle; motion to suppress evidence seized in subsequent search

, Supreme Court , 431A06 (Justice Robin Hudson) , Published
Binney v. Banner Therapy Prods., Inc.

Unemployment insurance eligibility; disqualification due to discharge for alleged misconduct; standard of judicial review of Employment Sec. Comm'n decision denying benefits

, Supreme Court , 582A07 (Per Curiam) , Published
In re Appeal of Morgan

Appeal to Property Tax Comm'n from assessment of unpaid back taxes plus interest on a residence; immaterial irregularities under N.C.G.S. § 105-394

, Supreme Court , 590A07 (Per Curiam) , Published
In re D.B., C.B.

Terminationof parentalrights; whether service of process was ineffective, thereby depriving trial court of subject matter jurisdiction

, Supreme Court , 9A08 (Per Curiam) , Published
Pegg v. Jones

Title to real property; whether trial court made sufficient findings of fact concerning defendant's adverse possession claim

, Supreme Court , 341A07 (Justice Robert Edmunds Jr.) , Published
State v. Cook

Motor vehicle wreck; application of State v. Fuller to denial of defendant's motion to continue on grounds of alleged insufficient notice of expert testimony to be offered on defendant's BAC level using retrograde extrapolation method

, Supreme Court , 545A07 (Per Curiam) , Published
State v. Gobal

N.C.G.S. § 14-27.4; sexual acts against a child; whether indictments charging defendant with two separate offenses related to the same transaction and were thus multiplicious

, Supreme Court , 158PA07 (Justice Mark Martin) , Published
State v. Gwynn

Felony murder; whether trial court correctly refused to instruct on lesser-included offense

, Supreme Court , 460A06 (Justice Edward Brady) , Published
State v. Moore

New Trial; Defendant's motion for appropriate relief dismissed as moot

, Supreme Court , 41A08 (Per Curiam) , Published
State v. Myles

Traffic stop; reasonable suspicion to continue investigation after conclusion of initial stop; motion to suppress evidence seized in subsequent search

, Supreme Court , 2A08 (Per Curiam) , Published
State v. Person

Erroneous jury instruction on rape/acting in concert; plain error review; applicability of State v. Graham