Appellate Court Opinions

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, Court of Appeals , COA19-452 (Judge Linda McGee) , Unpublished
State v. Brown

N.C.G.S. § 15A-1343(b)(3a); Probation Violation; Absconding; Willfulness

, Court of Appeals , COA19-919 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Unpublished
State v. Buchanan

habitual felon status, obtaining property by false pretense, writ of certiorari, re-sentencing, mandate, vacate

, Court of Appeals , COA19-1101 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
State v. Chavis

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-34.1(b), discharging firearm into occupied dwelling; motion to dismiss, substantial evidence

, Court of Appeals , COA19-496 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Published
State v. Cobb

Drug Field Test Results; Habitual Felon Enhancement; Waiver to challenge guilty plea

, Court of Appeals , COA19-722 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
State v. Dickens

Second degree murder; driving while impaired; admission of prior DWI convictions to prove intent; jury instructions; double jeopardy

, Court of Appeals , COA19-518 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
State v. English

substantial evidence of first-degree kidnapping; intent to terrorize; assault; conflicting testimony

, Court of Appeals , COA19-608 (Judge John Arrowood) , Published
State v. Gore

motion to suppress - unreasonable search and seizure; historical cell-site location information; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-262 and 15A-263; court order supported by probable cause

, Court of Appeals , COA19-903 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Unpublished
State v. Grantham

Review of closing argument where no objection made at trial.

, Court of Appeals , COA19-473 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Published
State v. Hamer

waiver of jury trial; N.C. Gen. Stat. 15A-1201

, Court of Appeals , COA19-920 (Judge Linda McGee) , Unpublished
State v. Hardin

section 15A?1343.2(d)(1), sentencing, remand

, Court of Appeals , COA19-539 (Judge Wanda Bryant) , Unpublished
State v. House

Anders Brief; write of certiorari; DWI; probation.

, Court of Appeals , COA19-787 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Published
State v. Hutchens

Satellite-based monitoring
Reasonable search
Special Purpose
Recidivism

, Court of Appeals , COA19-191 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Published
State v. Johnson

Diminished capacity; bipolar disorder; jailhouse calls; rebuttal evidence; felony murder; armed robbery; psychological evaluation

, Court of Appeals , COA20-39 (Judge Christopher Brook) , Unpublished
State v. Mitchell

motion to suppress; unchallenged factual findings are binding on appeal; findings supported denial of motion to suppress absent challenged findings; challenged findings presumed to be supported by competent evidence where record on appeal did not include evidence supporting or undermining them

, Court of Appeals , COA19-771 (Judge John Tyson) , Unpublished
State v. Shackleford

Petition for writ of certiorari; motion to dismiss; Alford plea; Anders brief.

, Court of Appeals , COA19-790 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Published
State v. Smith

Grounds for setting aside bond forfeiture; Failure to make material findings of fact; Appellate review of written order.

, Court of Appeals , COA19-527 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Unpublished
State v. Swindell

Submitting lesser-included offenses of trafficking in heroin to the jury; Plain error

, Court of Appeals , COA18-1295-2 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
State v. Tucker

Satellite-based monitoring; State's burden to show reasonableness under Fourth Amendment