Appellate Court Opinions

Slip opinions (court's decision in a case) filed and written by the justices of the Supreme Court or judges of the Court of Appeals

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32,354 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA20-309 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. Abbitt

First-degree murder; felony murder; assault with a deadly weapon; attempted robbery with a deadly weapon; eyewitness identification, NCGS 15A-284.52(d)(3); implicating third parties; suggestive photo lineup; errors in closing arguments; hearsay and relevant evidence; sufficiency of the indictment; non-capital murder.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-342 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Unpublished
State v. Adam Wayne Eller

felony larceny of a motor vehicle; insufficient evidence of value of vehicle; vacate in part and remand for resentencing; enter judgment on lesser-included misdemeanor larceny; breaking and entering with intent to commit a felony therein; evidence of intent to commit larceny of car keys at time of entrance into home; no error; remand to correct clerical errors in felony breaking and entering status and class in judgment

, Court of Appeals , COA20-598 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
State v. Brandon Dion Greene

Possession with intent to sell or deliver within 1000 feet of a school; motion to dismiss; sufficiency of evidence; constructive possession; intent to sell or deliver; statutory interpretation of within 1000 feet of a school

, Court of Appeals , COA20-408 (Judge April Wood) , Unpublished
State v. Brisbon

Possession of a firearm by a felon; ineffective assistance of counsel; motion to dismiss; constructive possession; prior convictions

, Court of Appeals , COA20-491 (Judge April Wood) , Published
State v. Burns

Statutory sex offense; element of penetration; labia; victim testimony; insufficient evidence; and motion to dismiss.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-502 (Judge April Wood) , Unpublished
State v. Christopher Gene Crawford

Willful failure to appear; motion to dismiss; sufficient evidence; inference; willfulness; habitual felon status

, Court of Appeals , COA20-362 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Published
State v. Dover

Motion to dismiss; insufficiency of the evidence; speculation; conjecture.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-334 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Published
State v. Malone-Bullock

lay-witness opinions; Fifth Amendment right to silence; plain-error review

, Court of Appeals , COA20-738 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Unpublished
State v. Martin

expert testimony; insufficient foundation; error but no plain error; insufficient evidence of habitual felon status

, Court of Appeals , COA20-363 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Unpublished
State v. Pryor

video authentication; motion to dismiss; plain error; jury instruction; social media account authentication

, Court of Appeals , COA20-455 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Published
State v. Surratt

Presumed prejudice; ineffective assistance of counsel; motion to continue; incomplete record on appeal.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-263 (Judge April Wood) , Published
State v. Swindell

Justification, affirmative defense, jury instruction, possession of a firearm by a felon, and second-degree murder.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-190 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Published
State v. Teesateskie

Motion to dismiss; impairment; conflicting evidence; opinion of a law enforcement officer; conduct indicating impairment; Rule 702; prejudice.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-612 (Judge Fred Gore) , Unpublished
Arie J. Bird v. EBCI TABCC and NCDOC, DES

misconduct connected with the work; employment benefits; challenged findings of fact; petition for judicial review; motion to dismiss; COVID-19