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, Court of Appeals , COA17-288 (Judge John Tyson) , Unpublished
State v. Byrd

Anders brief, pro se motions, stand-by counsel, grand jury indictment, plain error.

, Court of Appeals , COA17-263 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Unpublished
State v. Casey

Traffic Stop, Extended Detention, Consent, Search

, Court of Appeals , COA17-88 (Judge Rick Elmore) , Published
State v. Everrette

Invalid indictments; obtaining property by false pretenses; insufficiently particular description of property

, Court of Appeals , COA17-517 (Judge Robert Hunter Jr.) , Unpublished
State v. Farrow

Satellite-based Monitoring; Reasonableness Hearing

, Court of Appeals , COA17-194 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Published
State v. Faulk

Duress as defense to first-degree murder; Repetitious photographs; Motion to suppress; Inadequate conclusions of law

, Court of Appeals , COA17-391 (Judge John Tyson) , Unpublished
State v. Franks

Death by vehicle/serious injury by vehicle; intoxication; motion to dismiss- sufficiency of the evidence; proximate cause; restitution.

, Court of Appeals , COA17-479 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Unpublished
State v. Goodnight

Possession of stolen property; denial of motion to dismiss

, Court of Appeals , COA17-207-2 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Published
State v. J.C.

Appeal by the State from an order of expunction of criminal charges; statute permitting the State to appeal (N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-1445)

, Court of Appeals , COA17-193 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Published
State v. Jones

Prior Acquittal, Collateral Estoppel

, Court of Appeals , COA16-1290 (Judge Robert Hunter Jr.) , Published
State v. Malone

Denial of Motion to Suppress in Court; Identification Testimony.

, Court of Appeals , COA17-462 (Judge John Tyson) , Unpublished
State v. Martin

NCGS 15A-1223(a) Jury Request, no prejudice shown; Lapsus Linguae in jury instructions, plain error review. Ineffective assistance of counsel, motion for appropriate relief.

, Court of Appeals , COA17-340 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Published
State v. Mayo

habitual impaired driving; revocation of probation

, Court of Appeals , COA16-924 (Judge Ann Calabria) , Published
State v. McPhaul

Sufficiency of search warrant affidavit; N.C. Gen. Stat. 8C-1, Rule 702; multiple assaults

, Court of Appeals , COA17-108 (Judge Wanda Bryant) , Published
State v. Parker

4th Amendment; Search and Seizure; Reasonable, Articulable Suspicion; Consent

, Court of Appeals , COA17-271 (Judge Wanda Bryant) , Published
State v. Rogers

Guilty Plea; Petition for Writ of Certiorari; Rule 2; Rule 21; Appeal

, Court of Appeals , COA16-1296 (Judge Ann Calabria) , Published
State v. Sawyers

Corpus delicti rule; Constructive possession; N.C. Gen. Stat. Section 90-113.22A.

, Court of Appeals , COA17-155 (Judge Mark Davis) , Published
State v. Simmons

Impermissible amendment to indictment; amending drug indictment from heroin to opiates; heroin/opiates distinction

, Court of Appeals , COA17-497 (Judge John Arrowood) , Published
State v. Squirewell

DWI; evidence-foundation; motion to dismiss; constructive possession

, Court of Appeals , COA17-226 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. Stimpson

Motion to dismiss; multiple conspiracies; serious of random victims; question for the jury; sufficiency of the evidence