Appellate Court Opinions

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, Court of Appeals , COA23-583 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Unpublished
State v. Harrell

driver’s license checkpoint; ineffective assistance of counsel; plain error

, Court of Appeals , COA23-832 (Judge Julee Flood) , Published
State v. Hernandez

PWC; merit; plain error; de novo; magistrate; great deference; substantial basis; probable cause; nexus; reasonable cause; incriminating evidence; reasonable inference; prudent; practical; purely conclusory; underlying circumstances; training and experience; IAC; prejudice; double jeopardy; sole basis

, Court of Appeals , COA23-609 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
State v. Sweat

Plea arrangement; no right to appeal; petition for writ of certiorari; restitution worksheet; victims; aggrieved parties; clerical error.

, Court of Appeals , COA23-423 (Judge April Wood) , Published
State v. Taylor

DWI, Highway collision, Inhalants, Preservation of constitutional issues, N.C. R. App. P. 10(a)(4), Sixth Amendment, Expert witness, Right to confrontation, Rule of Evidence 404(b), Rule of Evidence 403, Evidence of malice.

, Court of Appeals , COA23-643 (Judge Julee Flood) , Unpublished
State v. Thompson

motion to dismiss; substantial evidence; essential elements; perpetrator; sufficiency; possession of a firearm by a felon; constructive possession; totality of the circumstances; plain error; prejudice; probable impact; Rule 901(a); substantive evidence; illustrate; testimony; video; Rule 401; relevancy; tendency; more probable or less probable; prior felony; IAC; reasonable probability

, Court of Appeals , COA23-319 (Judge April Wood) , Published
State v. Walker

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-190.16(a)(1); First-degree sexual exploitation of a minor; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-190.17(a)(2); Second-degree sexual exploitation of a minor; Lesser-included offense; Witness improperly instructing the jury; Misnaming the charged offense; Curative Instruction

, Court of Appeals , COA23-963 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Unpublished
State v. Walker

Trafficking; Methamphetamine; Anders Brief; Meritorious Issue; Independent Review; Wholly Frivolous

, Court of Appeals , COA23-596 (Judge John Tyson) , Unpublished
State v. White

Robbery with a dangerous weapon, possession of a firearm by a felon, juror exclusion

, Court of Appeals , COA23-753 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Unpublished
Taksa v. Crull

motion to compel arbitration; scope of arbitration agreement

, Court of Appeals , COA23-252 (Judge Carolyn Thompson) , Published
Turpin v. Charlotte Latin Sch., Inc.

Appeal by plaintiffs from TC's granting in part/denying in part defendants' 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss nine claims of plaintiffs re: fraud, UDTP, negligent misrepresentation, negligent infliction of emotional distress, negligent supervision and retention, slander, libel, breach of contract, breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing

, Court of Appeals , COA23-187 (Judge Michael Stading) , Unpublished
Burleson v. Burleson

Rule 11; award; attorney's fees; separation; mediation; frivolous claim; divorce; summary judgment.

, Court of Appeals , COA22-699 (Judge Michael Stading) , Published
Costanzo v. Currituck Cnty.

ultra vires; occupancy taxes; judgment; discretion; summary judgment; general public services; statutory construction; legislative intent; plain meaning; declaratory judgment.

, Court of Appeals , COA23-599 (Judge April Wood) , Unpublished
Est. of Barry v. Blue

N.C. R. Civ. P. 59; N.C. R. Civ. P. 60; Motion to amend judgment; Motion to conform judgment; N.C. R. App. P. 10(a)(1)–(2); tortious interference with inheritance.

, Court of Appeals , COA23-672 (Judge Fred Gore) , Published
Fletcher Hosp. Inc. v. N.C. Dep't of Health & Hum. Servs.

summary judgment; certificate of need; N.C.G.S. § 131E-185(a1)(2); public hearing requirement; COVID-19 pandemic; public policy concerns; N.C.G.S. § 150B-23(a); contested case hearing; agency error; substantial prejudice; discrete requirements; no automatic prejudice

, Court of Appeals , COA22-494 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Published
Green v. Carter

child support, statutory interpretation, collateral estoppel, primary liability, secondary liability, in loco parentis