Appellate Court Opinions

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32,006 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA20-404 (Judge April Wood) , Unpublished
Nesbeth v. Flynn

Abuse of discretion; writ of certiorari; custody order; parenting coordinator; conclusion of law; findings of fact; competent evidence; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 50-13.01; joint custody

, Court of Appeals , COA20-901 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Unpublished
Preston v. Preston

subject matter jurisdiction; interlocutory appeal; substantial right; inconsistent verdicts; divorce; domicile;

, Court of Appeals , COA20-741 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Unpublished
Salvadore v. Salvadore

Equitable Distribution Claim; Sufficiency of Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law; Date of Separation; Classification, Valuation, and Distribution of Marital Property.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-567 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
State of N. Carolina v. Billy Joe Henry

First degree kidnapping; assault with deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury; plain error; ineffective assistance of counsel; jury instructions on kidnapping; requirement of separate confinement, restraint, or removal; punishment for both kidnapping based on serious injury and ADWIKISI

, Court of Appeals , COA21-170 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. Bowman

first-degree murder; conspiracy to commit murder; first-degree kidnapping; possession of a firearm by a convicted felon; voluntary intoxication; murder by torture

, Court of Appeals , COA21-47 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Unpublished
State v. Brown

Batson motion; Batson hearing; Batson inquiry; voir dire; purposeful discrimination; Equal Protection Clause; peremptory strike; peremptory challenge; discriminatory intent

, Court of Appeals , COA20-556 (Judge April Wood) , Published
State v. Bucklew

Driving while intoxicated; judicial notice; assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury; motor vehicle; felonious serious injury by a motor vehicle; blood draw; motion to suppress; chain of custody; competent evidence

, Court of Appeals , COA20-753 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Unpublished
State v. Carlos Burch

armed robberies; prosecutorial comments about race in closing argument; no reversible error; in-court identifications; decline to exercise Rule 2 of North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure

, Court of Appeals , COA20-712 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Published
State v. Jonas

Constitutionality of traffic stop; motion to suppress; guilty plea not pursuant to plea arrangement with the State.

, Court of Appeals , COA21-114 (Judge John Tyson) , Unpublished
State v. Whisenant

Forgery, uttering forged paper, habitual felon, impeachment of witness, prior record level calculation, imposition of civil judgment.

, Court of Appeals , COA21-31 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
Thomas v. Oxendine

third-party custody; grandparent standing; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 50-13.1(a); conduct inconsistent with parental status; best interests of the child

, Court of Appeals , COA21-133 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
Wing v. Goldman Sachs Tr. Co.

Interlocutory appeal; NCGS 1-277; substantial right; NCGS 1A-1, Rule 26, NCGS 1A-1, Rule 45; statutory construction; attorney-client privilege; work product; privilege log; content of subpoena.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-837 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Unpublished
A. Maynor v. Gardner

Final judgment, set aside, personal jurisdiction, service of process, Rule 4(j)(1)(c), agent, received summons, presumption of service, extraordinary circumstances.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-807 (Judge John Tyson) , Unpublished
Ayscue v. Griffin

Interlocutory appeal; no Rule 54(b) certification; no substantial right lost; dismissal.