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, Court of Appeals , COA16-847 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
St. John v. Thomas

Driving while impaired, License revocation hearing conducted by the DMV, Reasonable grounds to arrest person for impaired driving, Probable cause to suspect person had committed an implied consent offense, Person's willful refusal to submit to a chemical analysis of his breath

, Court of Appeals , COA16-798 (Judge Mark Davis) , Unpublished
State v. Bell

Whether confession was voluntary; inducement of hope or fear; Fifth Amendment; motion to suppress; coercion

, Court of Appeals , COA16-973 (Judge Mark Davis) , Unpublished
State v. Carpenter

Motion to suppress; knock and talk; unpreserved issue; voluntary consent; scope of consent; adequate findings to support probation term.

, Court of Appeals , COA16-672 (Judge Ann Calabria) , Unpublished
State v. Cates

Voluntary manslaughter; Motion to dismiss; Ineffective assistance of counsel; Shorthand statement of facts; Basis of expert's opinion; In camera review of sealed records.

, Court of Appeals , COA16-901 (Judge Mark Davis) , Unpublished
State v. Collins

Outside contact with a juror; mistrial; jury tampering; integrity of the jury system

, Court of Appeals , COA16-1068 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. Cox

second-degree murder; DWI; delayed appearance before judicial official; access to witness or attorney; proximate cause of victims' death or injury; exclusion of evidence to show bias

, Court of Appeals , COA16-1119 (Judge Linda McGee) , Unpublished
State v. Daye

Fourth Amendment; Probable Cause; Search Warrant; Staleness

, Court of Appeals , COA16-1126 (Judge Robert Hunter Jr.) , Unpublished
State v. Ervin

Plain Error; Jury Instructions; Ineffective Assistance of Counsel.

, Court of Appeals , COA16-874 (Judge Phil Berger Jr.) , Published
State v. Harris

Past recorded recollection; hearsay; corroborative evidence; supplemental jury instructions.

, Court of Appeals , COA16-717 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Unpublished
State v. Jenkins

Jury instructional errors, fatal variances, and lessor-included offense instructions.

, Court of Appeals , COA16-527 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. Johnson

1st degree sexual offense with a child; sex offense by a substitute parent; unanimous jury verdict; lifetime sex offender registration NCGS 14-208.6A; Grady v. North Carolina reasonableness of lifetime Satellite Based Monitoring.

, Court of Appeals , COA16-671 (Judge Ann Calabria) , Unpublished
State v. Knolton

Expert opinion testimony; Rule 702; Vouching

, Court of Appeals , COA16-852 (Judge Linda McGee) , Unpublished
State v. Pannell

maintaining a dwelling; manufacturing methamphetamine; motion to dismiss; NCGS § 15-11.1

, Court of Appeals , COA16-862 (Judge Mark Davis) , Unpublished
State v. Perry

Writ of certiorari; knowing and voluntary guilty plea; minimum sentence under Structured Sentencing grid; supervised probation

, Court of Appeals , COA16-682 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Published
State v. Regan

Probation Revocation; Subject Matter Jurisdiction; N.C. Gen. Stat. 15A-1344

, Court of Appeals , COA16-989 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
State v. Stroud

Deficiencies in Trial Transcript; Harmless Error