Appellate Court Opinions

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, Court of Appeals , COA22-35 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
State v. Burbage

probation revocation; absconding; clerical error

, Court of Appeals , COA21-498 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Published
State v. Cheers

satellite-based monitoring; term of 30 years; trial court's jurisdiction to conduct SBM hearing; recidivist also convicted of offense involving physical, mental, or sexual abuse of minor; sufficient findings to support highest possible level of supervision

, Court of Appeals , COA21-801 (Judge John Tyson) , Unpublished
State v. Goncalves

Search incident to Arrest;
Motion to Suppress;
Waiver at Trial;
Rule 404(b);
Plain Error Review

, Court of Appeals , COA21-765 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Unpublished
State v. Justin Lee Abernathy

Motion to suppress, reasonable suspicion for investigatory stop, probable cause to search vehicle, de minimis extension of stop for K9 sniff

, Court of Appeals , COA21-531 (Judge John Tyson) , Unpublished
State v. Kirk

Anders brief;
Motion to Preserve;
Evidence + DNA;
Testing

, Court of Appeals , COA21-647 (Judge John Tyson) , Unpublished
State v. Laquan Leon Williams

First Degree Murder;
Premeditation and Deliberation;
Lying in Wait;
Motion to Dismiss;
Jury Instructions;
Denial of Mistrial

, Court of Appeals , COA21-461 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Unpublished
State v. Lassiter

first-degree murder, attempted murder, insanity defense, victim impact evidence

, Court of Appeals , COA21-698 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Published
State v. Lawson

Criminal Pleadings, Sufficiency of Indictments, Animal Cruelty, Improper Closing Argument

, Court of Appeals , COA21-699 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
State v. Mason Troy Nickelson

possession of a weapon by a prisoner; sufficiency of indictment; motion to dismiss; lay opinion

, Court of Appeals , COA21-437 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Unpublished
State v. Mintz

driving while impaired, motion to continue, motion to dismiss

, Court of Appeals , COA21-669 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Unpublished
State v. Outlaw

Suppression motion, traffic stop, consent, consensual encounter with public officer, scope of consent

, Court of Appeals , COA21-789 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
State v. Samuel Boswelf

possession with intent to manufacture, sell, or deliver marijuana; motion for joinder; motion to dismiss for insufficiency of the evidence; intent element

, Court of Appeals , COA22-9 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Published
State v. See

voluntary discovery; N.C. Gen. Stat. 15A-903; laboratory records

, Court of Appeals , COA22-62 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Unpublished
Suozzo v. Suozzo

separation agreement, the doctrine of laches, accumulation of payment obligation

, Court of Appeals , COA22-245 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Unpublished
Zhang v. Zhang

Summary judgment, issue of material fact, defamation, truth of statements, negligence, breach of duty

, Court of Appeals , COA21-655 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Unpublished
Alston v. Cooke

Interlocutory appeal; substantial right; right to venue; prior pending action.

, Court of Appeals , COA21-85 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Published
Beavers v. McMican

Alienation of Affection, Criminal Conversation, Sufficiency of the Evidence.

, Court of Appeals , COA21-653 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Published
Biggs v. Brooks

Automobile accident; summary judgment; negligence; negligent entrustment; N.C. Gen. Stat. 20-71.1; statutory agency relationship between driver and owner of vehicle