Appellate Court Opinions

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32,006 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA19-1152 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
Cousin v. Cousin

issues include whether court miscalculated defendant's income for computing child support and applied the wrong set of child support guidelines; and whether the court erred by entering an alimony award not based upon the income of the parties as of the date of the entry of the order

, Court of Appeals , COA20-532 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Published
Fecteau v. Spierer

Child custody proceeding; consent order; substantial change in circumstances; absence of findings in initial order; findings of fact; conclusions of law; sufficiency of the evidence; N.C. Gen. Stat. 50-13.7(a)

, Court of Appeals , COA20-507 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Unpublished
In re K.R.

Child custody, UCCJEA, jurisdiction to modify foreign custody determination, temporary emergency jurisdiction

, Court of Appeals , COA20-871 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Unpublished
In re S.M.

Juvenile disposition order; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-2502(c); interdisciplinary evaluation

, Court of Appeals , COA20-212 (Judge Darren Jackson) , Published
In re: D.A.H.

juvenile delinquency; Fifth Amendment protection against self-incrimination at the schoolhouse; Miranda warnings required when juveniles subjected to custodial interrogation at school; trial court erred in denying juvenile's motion to suppress statements made during custodial interrogation at school where no Miranda warnings were given

, Court of Appeals , COA20-181 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Published
In re: E.W.P.

Trial court's jurisdiction over NGRI defendant was proper based on the plain language of N.C. Gen. Stat. 122C-62; physician not entitled to expand parameters of trial court's order

, Court of Appeals , COA20-148 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Published
In re: L.G.A.

motion to continue, custody, cost and ability to pay for professional supervision

, Court of Appeals , COA20-164 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
In re: W.M.C.M.

Juvenile delinquency; escalating conduct; acceptance of plea; abuse of discretion; commitment to YDC; N.C.G.S. 7B-2407; N.C.G.S. 7B-2411.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-205 (Judge Fred Gore) , Unpublished
Isak v. Williams

Jury instructions; negligence; sudden emergency doctrine

, Court of Appeals , COA20-318 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Unpublished
State v. Broadway

Hearsay; exceptions; excited utterance; lack of spontaneity; motive to fabricate

, Court of Appeals , COA20-420 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
State v. Brooks

felony obstruction of justice, jury instruction, plain error

, Court of Appeals , COA20-259 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Unpublished
State v. Burns

Motion to Suppress; Out-of-court identification; No error

, Court of Appeals , COA19-1055 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Published
State v. Carver

State's appeal from order allowing defendant's motion for appropriate relief; appellate jurisdiction; State's right to appeal grant of new trial based on ineffective assistance of counsel claim

, Court of Appeals , COA19-555 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Unpublished
State v. Carver

Coercing a jury verdict; Plain Error

, Court of Appeals , COA20-529 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Unpublished
State v. Coltrane

No plain error in trial court's admission of expert witness testimony; no plain error in trial court's allowing reference to drugs, cocaine, etc. based on visual observations of substances.