Appellate Court Opinions

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32,728 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA19-1009 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Unpublished
State v. Christopher

Conspiracy to commit burglary, at night element, motion to dismiss

, Court of Appeals , COA20-20 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. Crudup

Felony larceny; felony breaking and entering; habitual felon; waiver of counsel; abuse of discretion; refusal to participate in trial; standby counsel.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-680 (Judge Darren Jackson) , Published
State v. Daw

habeas corpus; petitioner failed to make threshold showing that an act, omission, or event had occurred entitling him to be discharged

, Court of Appeals , COA20-332 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Published
State v. Doisey

Constitutional right to counsel; waiver; resentencing; motion for appropriate relief

, Court of Appeals , COA20-50 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
State v. Ezzell

N.C. Gen. Stat. 8C-1, Rule 104; N.C. Gen. Stat. 8C-1, Rule 1101; N.C. Gen. Stat. 8C-1, Rule 702; applicability of rules of evidence to suppression hearings; probable cause of driving while impaired

, Court of Appeals , COA20-534 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. Flow

First-degree sexual offense; first-degree rape; DVPO with a firearm; voluntary absence from trial; competency; unanimous jury verdict.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-327 (Judge April Wood) , Unpublished
State v. Harrison

Probable Cause, Motion to Suppress, Search Incident to Arrest, Warrantless Search, Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

, Court of Appeals , COA20-718 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Published
State v. Hendricks

Subject-Matter Jurisdiction; Revocation of Special Probation

, Court of Appeals , COA20-330 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
State v. Hensley

indecent liberties with a minor; no error when trial court failed to intervene ex mero motu during closing argument; closing argument remarks not grossly improper

, Court of Appeals , COA19-1136 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Unpublished
State v. Hood

Jury Instruction, Instruction on Flight; Prejudicial Error

, Court of Appeals , COA20-652 (Judge Darren Jackson) , Unpublished
State v. Inman

Anders brief; independent review revealed no error in trial for possession of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia

, Court of Appeals , COA20-163 (Judge April Wood) , Unpublished
State v. Killian

Retention of evidence; Materiality, Due process, Homicide, Attempted first-degree murder.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-554 (Judge April Wood) , Unpublished
State v. King

Appellate Rules Violations, Rule 4, Rule 9, Rule 21; Jurisdiction; Attorney Fees Civil penalty; Assault Inflicting Serious Bodily Injury; Domestic Violence

, Court of Appeals , COA20-641 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Unpublished
State v. Lewis

State presented evidence sufficient for trial court's denial Defendant's motion to dismiss charges of child abuse by inflicting serious bodily injury and serious physical injury under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-318.4(a) (2019) and N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-318.4(a3) (2019).

, Court of Appeals , COA19-781 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Unpublished
State v. Pittman

Constitutional right to counsel,waiver of assigned counsel

, Court of Appeals , COA20-256 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Published
State v. Sechrest

indecent liberties with a child, facially valid indictment with minor?s initials, vouching.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-397 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
State v. Watkins

plain error; assault with a deadly weapon; jury instructions; lesser-included offense

, Court of Appeals , COA20-147 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Published
State v. Watson

felony murder; statutory rape; inconsistent verdicts