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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32,006 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA18-284 (Judge Mark Davis) , Unpublished
In re: F.A.M.

Neglected juvenile; termination of parental rights; abandonment; incarcerated parent; willfulness

, Court of Appeals , COA17-1345 (Judge John Tyson) , Unpublished
In re: J.E.

Responsible individual list, NCGS 7B-320; business records exception, Rule 803(6); waiver of argument on appeal.

, Court of Appeals , COA18-451 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Published
In re: J.M.K.

Termination of Parental Rights

, Court of Appeals , COA18-289 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
In re: M.J.J.M.

TPR; neglect; probability of repetition of neglect

, Court of Appeals , COA17-591 (Judge Phil Berger Jr.) , Unpublished
In re: Quattlebaum

Will contest; dismissed matter for discovery sanctions; Rule 59 motion for a new trial; dismissed as untimely; tolling notice of appeal; no verbatim transcript

, Court of Appeals , COA18-336 (Judge Linda McGee) , Unpublished
In re: T.E.G.

Termination of parental rights; Right to counsel

, Court of Appeals , COA17-698 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Unpublished
N. v. McRae

summary judgment; interlocutory order; negligence; jurisdiction

, Court of Appeals , COA17-697 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Published
Seguro-Suarez v. Key Risk Ins. Co.

Motion to Dismiss; Subject-Matter Jurisdiction; Workers' Compensation Act; Malicious Prosecution; Privity; Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices

, Court of Appeals , COA17-1276 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Unpublished
Slade v. Petty

Property, Adverse Possession, Open and Notorious, Hostile

, Court of Appeals , COA17-725 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. Ayers

Self defense, NCGS 14-51.3; duty to retreat, deadly force, required jury instruction; light most favorable to defendant.

, Court of Appeals , COA18-23 (Judge John Tyson) , Unpublished
State v. Chisholm

Rule of Evidence 403; Standard of review- abuse of discretion; body-camera footage; defendant's use of racially derogatory terms; malicious conduct by a prisoner, NCGS 14-258.4; assault on an officer, NCGS 14-33(c)(4); resisting arrest, NCGS 14-223; spitting blood and bodily fluids.

, Court of Appeals , COA17-640 (Judge Phil Berger Jr.) , Published
State v. Crooms

bond forfeiture; petition for remission; electronic-monitoring device; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-544.8; extraordinary circumstances; plain language of statute; reversed

, Court of Appeals , COA17-1377 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. Degraphenreed

Motion to suppress, warrantless vehicle search-narcotics, probable cause-totality of the circumstances, confidential informant, open air dog sniff-failure to preserve.

, Court of Appeals , COA17-1077 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Published
State v. Gordon

Satellite-Based Monitoring, Sex Offender, Fourth Amendment,

, Court of Appeals , COA17-1420 (Judge Ann Calabria) , Unpublished
State v. Hayes

Motion to dismiss; Jury instruction; Invited error