Appellate Court Opinions

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, Court of Appeals , COA22-561 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
State v. Miller

trial court erred by closing courtroom without making sufficient findings of fact and by denying motion to dismiss violation of local ordinance where the charging documents did not include the caption and the ordinance was not proven at trial

, Court of Appeals , COA21-693-2 (Judge John Tyson) , Unpublished
State v. Ore

PWC;
Modification of Probation;
Jurisdiction of Appellate Court;
Discretionary Review;

, Court of Appeals , COA22-231 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
State v. Palacio

no new trial where transcript for one day of the proceedings is missing; incest conviction vacated because a niece by affinity is not a niece for purposes of incest as criminalized by N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-178; trial court did not err by denying motion to suppress; remanded for correction of clerical error where judgment included previously dismissed conviction.

, Court of Appeals , COA22-445 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Unpublished
State v. Phair

Attorney held in criminal contempt for failure to appear. Superior court jurisdiction, sufficiency of evidence of willful and gross negligence, emergency superior court judge authority to issue rulings.

, Court of Appeals , COA22-499 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Unpublished
State v. Speaks

Justification, Reasonable Legal Alternative, Possession of a Firearm by Felon.

, Court of Appeals , COA22-336 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
State v. Teal

assault inflicting serious injury in the presence of a minor; habitual misdemeanor assault; assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury; statutory interpretation; multiple assault convictions arising from same conduct; N.C. Gen. Stat. 14-33(c)

, Court of Appeals , COA22-730 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
Yves v. Tolentino

Motion to dismiss, Perfecting service, Service of process, Statutes of limitations, Rule 4

, Court of Appeals , COA22-162 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Published
Abbott v. Abernathy

easement; abandonment; overburdening; dedication for public use; standing; appellate preservation

, Court of Appeals , COA22-411 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Published
Bassiri v. Pilling

motion to dismiss; subject-matter jurisdiction; alienation of affections

, Court of Appeals , COA22-500 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Unpublished
Denton v. Baumohl

N.C. R. Civ. P. 11; sanctions; imposition; reasonableness.

, Court of Appeals , COA22-536 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
Grooms v. Grooms

temporary custody order; interlocutory appeal; motion for summary judgment denied

, Court of Appeals , COA22-507 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Unpublished
In re E.D.S.

termination of parental rights; parent willfully left juveniles in foster care or placement outside of the home for more than 12 months without showing reasonable progress in correcting conditions which led to removal; no-merits appeal pursuant to N.C. R. App. P. 3.1(e)

, Court of Appeals , COA22-386 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
In re L.L.J.

parental termination; N.C.G.S. 1111(a)(2)

, Court of Appeals , COA22-405 (Judge John Tyson) , Unpublished
In re S.N.B.

Termination of parental rights;
Substantive findings by a substitute judge;
Vacate & Remand;
Retired trial judge;

, Court of Appeals , COA22-452 (Judge April Wood) , Unpublished
In re T.H.

No-merit Brief; independent review; parental rights; termination of parental rights; appellate counsel; best interests of the child; general appearance; service of process.

, Court of Appeals , COA22-367 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Unpublished
In re T.M.R.

Termination of parental rights, clear and convincing evidence, incarceration, incarceration status, reasonable progress, conditions at time of removal, obstacles in remediating removal conditions, standard of proof, judicial notice, case plan