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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32,354 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA24-350 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Unpublished
State v. Coats

constructive possession, curative instruction, improper expression of judicial opinion

, Court of Appeals , COA24-187 (Per Curiam) , Unpublished
State v. Colquitt

motion for mistrial, deadlocked jury, "Allen" instruction, N.C.G.S.15A-1235(c)

, Court of Appeals , COA24-377 (Per Curiam) , Unpublished
State v. Deans

motion to dismiss for insufficient evidence, identity of perpetrator, substantial evidence

, Court of Appeals , COA24-367 (Per Curiam) , Unpublished
State v. Finger

felony assault by strangulation, sufficiency of the evidence, de novo

, Court of Appeals , COA24-310 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Unpublished
State v. Garner

child abuse, jury instruction, proposed modification

, Court of Appeals , COA24-14 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Unpublished
State v. Hutslar

plain error review, abuse of discretion review, dicta

, Court of Appeals , COA24-241 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
State v. Jones

petition for writ of certiorari; competency hearing; sua sponte; due process; substantial evidence; bona fide doubt

, Court of Appeals , COA24-208 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Unpublished
State v. Jordan

Probation Revocation; Probation Violation Report; Willful Violation; No Abuse of Discretion; Affirmed

, Court of Appeals , COA24-152 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
State v. Lancaster

direct criminal contempt; N.C. Gen. Stat. 5A-11(a); statutory interpretation

, Court of Appeals , COA24-151 (Judge John Tyson) , Unpublished
State v. McKinney

Statutory sex offense;
Statutory rape;
Indecent liberties with a child;
Felony child abuse;
Incest;
Hearsay;
Rule 803(4);
Confrontation Clause;
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel;

, Court of Appeals , COA24-435 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. Myers

Attempted first degree murder;
Discharging a weapon into an occupied property;
Assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury;
Self Defense;
Jury Instructions;
Preserved Objections;

, Court of Appeals , COA23-697 (Judge Michael Stading) , Unpublished
State v. Norman

resisting, delaying, or obstructing an officer; self-defense instruction; lawful police conduct instruction; motion for mistrial; motion to dismiss

, Court of Appeals , COA24-635 (Per Curiam) , Unpublished
State v. Perry

subject matter jurisdiction, appellate record

, Court of Appeals , COA24-528 (Per Curiam) , Unpublished
State v. Pridgen

motion for DNA testing, appointment of counsel, Anders

, Court of Appeals , COA23-1073 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Unpublished
State v. Smith

plain error, ineffective assistance of counsel, felony bar to self-defense

, Court of Appeals , COA24-67 (Per Curiam) , Unpublished
State v. Sturdivant

motion to suppress evidence, industrial hemp, marijuana, State v Little 905 S.E.2d 907 (N.C.Ct.App.2024)

, Court of Appeals , COA24-233 (Judge Julee Flood) , Published
State v. Teel

instruction; invited error; object; participate; craft; request; consent; pattern; plain error; prejudice; voluntary manslaughter; first degree murder; not guilty; mandate; verdict sheet; hearsay; excited utterance; reasonable probability; startling; spontaneous; reflection; time; lapse; extreme stress; chaotic; shooting; cumulative error

, Court of Appeals , COA24-630 (Per Curiam) , Unpublished
State v. Walker

independent review, Anders brief, possession of methamphetamine, wholly frivolous