Appellate Court Opinions

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, Court of Appeals , COA17-668 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Published
State v. Singletary

Mandate from Court of Appeals issues upon transmittal to the lower court, not on receipt by lower court

, Court of Appeals , COA17-268 (Judge Rick Elmore) , Published
State v. Terrell

Motion to suppress; Fourth Amendment; applying the private-search exception to the warrant requirement to an electronic storage device; whether a follow-up police search for potential contraband data on a privately searched thumb drive was lawful under the private-search doctrine; whether excising tainted allegations from an application still supplied probable cause to issue the search warrant.

, Court of Appeals , COA17-678 (Judge Wanda Bryant) , Unpublished
State v. Upright

Harbison Violation; Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Embezzlement

, Court of Appeals , COA17-524 (Judge Mark Davis) , Published
State v. Vetter

Domestic criminal trespass; misdemeanor breaking or entering; motion to dismiss; remand for correction of a clerical error

, Court of Appeals , COA17-214 (Judge Rick Elmore) , Unpublished
State v. White

Motion to suppress; reasonable suspicion; reasonable mistake of fact; traffic stop; vehicle search incident to arrest

, Court of Appeals , COA17-142 (Judge Mark Davis) , Unpublished
State v. White

Motion to suppress; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-211 Electronic Recording of Interrogations; custodial interrogation; Miranda rights waiver; unpreserved error and failure to allege plain error; plain error review

, Court of Appeals , COA16-294-2 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
State v. Whitehead

On remand from Supreme Court for reconsideration in light of State v. Brice; habitual impaired driving indictment; no error under Brice

, Court of Appeals , COA17-800 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. Wilkerson

Right to a speedy trial, evidentiary hearing, Barker v. Wingo factors, prosecutorial negligence, pretrial incarceration, prejudice.

, Court of Appeals , COA17-750 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
State v. Wilson

Request for special jury instruction; felony hit and run; failure to remain at scene; excuse of leaving scene to avoid significant risk of injury; N.C. Gen. Stat. 20-166(a)

, Court of Appeals , COA17-635 (Judge Wanda Bryant) , Unpublished
State v. Womack

Frivolous Appeal; Felony Larceny

, Court of Appeals , COA17-546 (Judge Mark Davis) , Published
The NC State Bar v. Ely

Attorney discipline; violation of Rules of Professional conduct; unauthorized practice of law; whether findings of fact in DHC order support conclusions of law; excessive punishment; five-year suspension

, Court of Appeals , COA17-734 (Judge Ann Calabria) , Unpublished
Thomson v. Holling

Finding of fact; Unsupported; Child support.

, Court of Appeals , COA17-555 (Judge Wanda Bryant) , Unpublished
Vines v. McKoy

Motion to Dismiss Appeal; Appellate Rules Violations

, Court of Appeals , COA16-1080 (Judge Rick Elmore) , Published
Adams Creek Assocs. v. Davis

Civil contempt; appeal from order denying motion for custodial release; alleged inability to comply

, Court of Appeals , COA17-700 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
Berry v. Berry

custody order; abuse of discretion; substantial evidence; allegations of sexual abuse; uncontested findings of fact; weight of expert testimony.