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, Court of Appeals , COA19-812 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
State v. Shane-Hill

first-degree rape; aggravating factor; prior record level calculation

, Court of Appeals , COA19-1091 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Unpublished
State v. Smith

ineffective assistance of counsel; motion for appropriate relief; sufficient evidence of constructive possession of controlled substances; corroboration of testimony; no plain error in admitting information received from informant

, Court of Appeals , COA20-41 (Judge Christopher Brook) , Unpublished
State v. Stephenson

availability of self-defense instruction to predicate felony under felony murder rule; ineffective assistance of counsel

, Court of Appeals , COA18-794-2 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Published
State v. Strudwick

satellite based monitoring, remanded for reconsideration in light of State v. Grady III

, Court of Appeals , COA19-1099 (Judge John Arrowood) , Published
State v. Thompson

Sex offenses; constitutionality of lifetime and 10 year satellite-based monitoring order; admission of PTSD diagnosis without limiting instruction.

, Court of Appeals , COA19-897 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Published
State v. Turner

Expert testimony; experimental evidence; common law evidence test merged into Rule 702 reliability test

, Court of Appeals , COA20-59 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Unpublished
State v. Wells

Search warrant; Probable cause; Totality of the circumstances

, Court of Appeals , COA19-749 (Judge Reuben Young) , Unpublished
State v. Wilson

Gang Affiliation, Limiting Instruction, Unpreserved Error, Cumulative Error

, Court of Appeals , COA19-1074 (Judge Christopher Brook) , Published
Brown v. Between Dandelions, Inc.

contracts; offer and acceptance; acceptance must conform to offer to be effective; no contract existed where neither acceptance or performance conformed to offer

, Court of Appeals , COA19-713 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Published
Crosland v. Patrick

Dead Man's Statute; prior to Uniform Premarital Agreement; statute of limitations

, Court of Appeals , COA19-475 (Judge Linda McGee) , Unpublished
L. Offices of Matthew K. Rogers, PLLC v. Fisher

motion to dimiss; sufficiency of the evidence; tortious interference with contract; tortious interference with prospective economic advantage; abuse of process

, Court of Appeals , COA20-36 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
McLean v. Spaulding

Joint tenants with right of survivorship; broker-dealer/investment advisor; joint ownership of securities, NCGS 41-2.2; banking institution, NCGS 41-2.1(e)(2); deposit account, NCGS 41-2.1; motion to dismiss; appellate rule 28-arugment not timely raised.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-128 (Judge Christopher Brook) , Published
MetLife Grp., Inc. v. Scholten

inherent authority to compel compliance with court orders; Workplace Violence Prevention Act; civil contempt

, Court of Appeals , COA19-773 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Unpublished
Rothfuss v. Lineberry

attorney fees; custody and child support; good faith; civil contempt resolved by agreement