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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32,354 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA23-313 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
State v. Figueroa

plain error review; expert testimony; improper jury arguments

, Court of Appeals , COA23-654 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Unpublished
State v. Freeman

Sentencing, Guilty Plea; Prior-Record Level; De Novo; Reversed; Remanded.

, Court of Appeals , COA23-110 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Unpublished
State v. Garcia

Conspiracy; Robbery; Dangerous Weapon; Evidence; Hearsay; Truth of the Matter Asserted; Common Plan; Relevance; No Abuse of Discretion.

, Court of Appeals , COA23-321 (Judge Fred Gore) , Unpublished
State v. Green

instruction on flight; discovery violations; N.C.G.S. § 15A-903(a)(1)

, Court of Appeals , COA22-1034 (Judge Fred Gore) , Published
State v. Gregory

limitation on cross-examination of the State’s expert witness, confrontation rights, capacity to proceed, defense of insanity, defendant’s mental condition, feigning or malingering symptoms, Sell hearing, forced medication, denial of request for a special jury instruction on insanity

, Court of Appeals , COA22-620 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Published
State v. Hill

larceny from a merchant by product code fraud, larceny, motion to dismiss, restitution, fatal variance

, Court of Appeals , COA22-658 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Unpublished
State v. Johnson

voir dire, peremptory strike, invited error

, Court of Appeals , COA23-359 (Judge Julee Flood) , Unpublished
State v. Johnson

sex offender registration; obtaining photo by peeping; competent evidence; danger to community.

, Court of Appeals , COA23-311 (Per Curiam) , Unpublished
State v. Loftis

jury instruction, lesser included offense, trafficking

, Court of Appeals , COA23-592 (Judge Julee Flood) , Published
State v. McCrorey

death by distribution; proximate cause; actual cause; Rule 404(b)

, Court of Appeals , COA22-846 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Published
State v. Michael

motion to dismiss, insufficiency of evidence, possession of cocaine

, Court of Appeals , COA23-648 (Per Curiam) , Unpublished
State v. Ott

guilty plea; larceny from a merchant by use of an emergency door; Anders review

, Court of Appeals , COA22-779 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Unpublished
State v. Pittman

habitual felon status, variance, fatal variance, material variance, aggravated sentencing, aggravating factors

, Court of Appeals , COA22-516 (Judge Michael Stading) , Unpublished
State v. Porter

exigent circumstances, findings of fact, conclusions of law, drug possession, maintaining a dwelling, motion to suppress, selective prosecution, equal protection, plain error, motion to dismiss, warrantless entry, fourth amendment, search and seizure.

, Court of Appeals , COA23-314 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Published
State v. Rubenstahl

voluntary intoxication, second degree murder instruction, premeditation and deliberation

, Court of Appeals , COA23-51 (Judge April Wood) , Published
State v. Saldana

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-96; Guilty plea; Conditional discharge; Motion to withdraw plea; Motion for appropriate relief; Immigration; Federal law; Manifest injustice; Misunderstanding consequences of guilty plea.

, Court of Appeals , COA23-523 (Judge Fred Gore) , Unpublished
State v. Self

plain error review; jury instruction of compulsion, duress, or coercion

, Court of Appeals , COA23-256 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Published
State v. Shumate

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-34.1; Jury Instructions; “In Operation”; Motion to Dismiss; No Error.

, Court of Appeals , COA23-552 (Judge Julee Flood) , Unpublished
State v. Steele

Direct evidence; circumstantial evidence; embezzlement; conversion; substantial evidence; reasonable juror; fraudulent intent; reasonable inference