Appellate Court Opinions

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32,728 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA20-329 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Unpublished
Lewis v. Lawson

Interlocutory order, motion to dismiss, substantial right

, Court of Appeals , COA20-436 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Published
Lunsford v. Teasley

Statute of limitations for voluntary dismissal, commencement of a civil action, Rule 3 North Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, and issuance of a summons.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-174 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Unpublished
State v. Abel

Warrants; Probable Cause; Preservation; Confrontation Clause; Prejudicial Error; Jury Instruction; Improper Statements of Counsel

, Court of Appeals , COA20-17 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. Baldwin

First-dgree murder, attempted first-degree murder; felony conspiracy to commit first degree murder; firing into an occupied operating vehicle; lying in wait; acting in concert; conspiracy.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-415 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Unpublished
State v. Black

Probation revocation; Activation of suspended sentence after expiration of a defendant's probationary period.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-407 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
State v. Crandle

appellate jurisdiction; felony sentencing; probation; restitution

, Court of Appeals , COA20-352 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
State v. Cruz

Possession and sale of cocaine; plain error; structural error; jury instructions on reasonable doubt standard and option to return not guilty verdict; incorrect offense dates on judgment forms

, Court of Appeals , COA20-144 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
State v. Davis

Serious injury by vehicle; hit and run with injury; impaired driving; defense of necessity; officer testimony on HGN test; officer testimony on BAC based on HGN test; plain error; sufficiency of evidence of serious injury

, Court of Appeals , COA20-208 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
State v. Etters

Robbery with a dangerous weapon; jury instructions; friend exception to mere presence rule

, Court of Appeals , COA20-706 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Published
State v. Geter

Probation revocation, good cause, N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-1344(f)

, Court of Appeals , COA20-349 (Judge April Wood) , Unpublished
State v. Hall

1st degree murder conviction; Post-conviction DNA testing

, Court of Appeals , COA20-549 (Judge Darren Jackson) , Unpublished
State v. Johnson

Anders brief; independent review of the record revealed no prejudicial error

, Court of Appeals , COA20-140 (Judge Fred Gore) , Published
State v. Kennedy

Possession of a Firearm by a Felon; Constructive Possession; Motion to dismiss for insufficient evidence.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-451 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Unpublished
State v. Kirley

Jury instruction; automatism defense; sufficiency of evidence; judgment; sentencing error; clerical error; remand.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-403 (Judge Darren Jackson) , Published
State v. Knight

unilateral withdrawal of plea agreement by prosecutor; trial court erred by imposing sentence contrary to plea agreement where defendant performed under agreement; specific performance of plea agreement is appropriate remedy for breach of agreement by the state

, Court of Appeals , COA20-449 (Judge Darren Jackson) , Unpublished
State v. Malker

sufficiency of evidence of actual or constructive possession of firearm to submit charge of possession of firearm by felon to jury; evidence supported trial court's instructions on flight

, Court of Appeals , COA19-1069 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Unpublished
State v. McCain

Notice of aggravating factor, Driving while impaired, Ineffective assistance of counsel, Plain error