Appellate Court Opinions

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32,728 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA20-21 (Judge Wanda Bryant) , Unpublished
State v. Haynes

Robbery with a dangerous weapon, continuous transaction, Motion to Dismiss, attorney's fees, civil judgment

, Court of Appeals , COA19-245 (Judge Linda McGee) , Unpublished
State v. Hinson

criminal contempt, written notice, right to counsel, motion to recuse presiding judge, new trial

, Court of Appeals , COA20-90 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Unpublished
State v. Jenkins

Probation Revocation; Subject-Matter Jurisdiction; Clerical Errors

, Court of Appeals , COA19-743 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Published
State v. Lopez

Rule 401, Rule 403, motion to dismiss

, Court of Appeals , COA19-823 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Unpublished
State v. Lopez

headbutt, testimony, lay opinion testimony, assault on a law enforcement officer inflicting physical injury, plain error, intent, witness

, Court of Appeals , COA19-407 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Unpublished
State v. McIntyre

breaking and entering, diminished capacity, reasonable doubt

, Court of Appeals , COA19-1082 (Judge Linda McGee) , Unpublished
State v. McKinnie

Expert opinion, Rule 702, latent fingerprinting, abuse of discretion

, Court of Appeals , COA18-1175 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Published
State v. Parker

sufficiency of the evidence; second-degree kidnapping; kidnapping by fraud; ineffective assistance of counsel

, Court of Appeals , COA19-673 (Judge Wanda Bryant) , Unpublished
State v. Parulski

Closing argument, ex mero motu, plain error, witness testimony, indictment, fatally defective, jury instructions, statutory rape

, Court of Appeals , COA20-379 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Unpublished
State v. Ricky Frank Burleson

N.C. Gen. Stat. 15A-1344(f); error when trial court revoked probation and activated sentence without making requisite specific finding of good cause;

, Court of Appeals , COA19-918 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Unpublished
State v. Sandy

joinder; transactional connection

, Court of Appeals , COA20-117 (Judge Reuben Young) , Unpublished
State v. Sapp

Closing arguments, Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

, Court of Appeals , COA20-168 (Judge John Tyson) , Unpublished
State v. Shore

DWI; failure to provide adequate breath sample; motion to dismiss; sufficient evidence.

, Court of Appeals , COA19-1163 (Judge John Tyson) , Unpublished
State v. Urisini

Probation; conditions of probation; violation and revocation; no contact orders; felony stalking; new crime; N.C. R. App. 13(a)(1); Order and response to COVID outbreak.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-51 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Unpublished
State v. Vining

Anders; possession of marijuana with intent to sell; identification

, Court of Appeals , COA20-227 (Judge Christopher Brook) , Published
State v. Wendorf

criminal contempt; failure to appear can constitute interference with a court's lawful process and serve as basis for criminal contempt; jurisdiction to review plenary proceedings for criminal contempt appealed from district court to superior court; nature of de novo review of plenary proceedings of criminal contempt in superior court; notice required for plenary proceedings for criminal contempt and validity of show cause order to provide notice; erroneous failure to apply beyond a reasonable doubt standard of proof in plenary proceeding for criminal contempt in district court was not a jurisdictional defect; testimony by judicial official who presided over prior proceeding was permissible in subsequent proceeding before different judicial official on appeal from prior proceeding

, Court of Appeals , COA20-222 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
State v. Wood

motion to suppress; reasonable suspicion; traffic stop; appellate jurisdiction; attorney's fees; civil judgment

, Court of Appeals , COA19-72 (Judge Linda McGee) , Unpublished
Thompson v. NC Dep't of Transp.

n.c. gen stat. 136-44.50 - 44.54, Map Act, inverse condemnation and takings, jury instructions, tax reimbursements, interest calculations

, Court of Appeals , COA19-1065 (Judge Reuben Young) , Published
Ward v. Halprin

Child Custody, Child Support, Attorney's Fees