Appellate Court Opinions

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32,006 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA20-704 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Unpublished
Erickson v. NC Dep't of Pub. Safety

Administrative Law Judge; hearsay evidence; dismissal for just cause; career State employee; grossly inefficient job performance; unacceptable personal conduct;

, Court of Appeals , COA20-412 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Published
Gribble v. Bostian

easement, appurtenant, not located, acquiesced, competent evidence, practical location, reasonable way, Dead Man's Statute, Hearsay

, Court of Appeals , COA20-29-2 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Unpublished
In re: S.R.J.T.

neglect, dependency, finding of fact, alternative child care arrangement

, Court of Appeals , COA20-599 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
Ross v. SBI

Industrial Commission; State Tort Claims Act; Rule 60 motion for relief from judgment; Rule 60(b)(3); untimely motion; Rule 60(b)(6); abuse of discretion standard

, Court of Appeals , COA19-1157 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
State v. Forte

N.C. Gen. Stat. 15A-1354(a); discretion to impose consecutive or concurrent sentences; notice and opportunity to be heard before imposition of civil judgment for attorneys' fees; duplicative court costs; fee not supported by evidence

, Court of Appeals , COA20-172 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
State v. Gavin

First degree kidnapping; motion to dismiss; sufficiency of the evidence; intent to terrorize victim

, Court of Appeals , COA20-642 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Unpublished
State v. Kisha Joann Welch

Felony child abuse; motion to dismiss; reliability of expert testimony; motion to continue; sufficient notice of expert testimony; relevant evidence; character evidence; closing arguments.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-565 (Judge Darren Jackson) , Unpublished
State v. Lent

child sexual abuse; trial court did not err in allowing witness testimony about what victim disclosed; no error or abuse of discretion in admission of evidence of the defendant's masturbation; fact of the defendant's probation was admitted as evidence of flight; defendant did not receive ineffective assistance of counsel

, Court of Appeals , COA20-609 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
State v. Lindsey

Drug offenses; appeal from guilty plea; appellate jurisdiction; petition for writ of certiorari; sufficiency of factual basis; defendant's right to be heard before imposition of court-appointed attorneys' fees

, Court of Appeals , COA20-514 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Published
State v. McDougald

motion for a mistrial; Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of counsel; Eyewitness Identification Reform Act (?EIRA?)

, Court of Appeals , COA20-555 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
State v. McLymore

robbery with a firearm; jury instructions; trial court did not err when it did not designate the victims named in the indictment as the alleged victims of the armed robbery

, Court of Appeals , COA20-411 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Published
State v. Newborn

Possession of firearm by felon separate indictment requirement; findings of fact regarding material evidentiary conflict; readily accessible firearm; objective probable cause.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-601 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
State v. Othello York

Drug offenses; challenges to admission of testimony; ineffective assistance of counsel claim; plain error

, Court of Appeals , COA20-676 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Published
State v. Staton

Firearm, motion to dismiss, N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-34.1, occupied, vehicle

, Court of Appeals , COA20-590 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Published
Walter v. Walter

child custody, contempt order, contempt