Appellate Court Opinions

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32,354 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA23-1152 (Per Curiam) , Unpublished
State v. Jacobs

Anders v. California; State v. Kinch; merit; independent review; record; prejudicial error; wholly frivolous

, Court of Appeals , COA23-1107 (Judge Michael Stading) , Published
State v. Jenkins

Indecent liberties; Justice Reinvestment Act; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-1340.17

, Court of Appeals , COA24-105 (Judge April Wood) , Unpublished
State v. O'Neil

Guilty plea; Anders brief; Anders review; Wholly frivolous; Petition for writ of certiorari; No prejudicial error; Rule 4; Untimely notice of appeal; Timeliness; Fourteen-day period; No issues of arguable merit.

, Court of Appeals , COA23-1009 (Judge Julee Flood) , Unpublished
State v. Powell

motion to dismiss; sufficiency of evidence; substantial evidence; reasonable mind; circumstantial; jury; light most favorable to the State; actual possession; constructive possession; totality of the circumstances; Chekanow factors; request; new counsel; Constitution; Sixth Amendment; Fourteenth Amendment; satisfy; competent assistance; conflict

, Court of Appeals , COA22-130-2 (Judge April Wood) , Published
State v. Reber

Ineffective assistance of counsel; Motion to suppress; Search warrant; Probable cause; No structural constitutional error; Jury selection; Jury selection process; No structural error; Use of peremptory strikes; Failure to challenge for cause; Failure to preserve issue on appeal; Appellate Rule 2.

, Court of Appeals , COA24-101 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
State v. Rice

first-degree murder, Confrontation Clause, Business Records Exception

, Court of Appeals , COA24-142 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
State v. Roberts

victim impact testimony, right to confrontation, pertinent trait.

, Court of Appeals , COA23-682 (Per Curiam) , Published
State v. Schiene

Denial of Motion to Suppress;
Probable Cause;
Smell of unburnt Marijuana;
Legalization of Industrial Hemp;
Totality of the Circumstances;

, Court of Appeals , COA24-203 (Per Curiam) , Unpublished
State v. Smith

N.C. R. App. P. Rule 4;
Petition for Writ Certiorari;
Corroborative Evidence;
Limiting instruction;
No merit or error committed below;

, Court of Appeals , COA24-409 (Per Curiam) , Unpublished
State v. Vass

PWC; petition for writ of certiorari; clerical error; inadvertent; minor discrepancies

, Court of Appeals , COA23-186 (Judge Michael Stading) , Published
State v. Villarreal

Accessory after the fact; motion to dismiss; restitution.

, Court of Appeals , COA23-477 (Judge Michael Stading) , Unpublished
State v. Warner

Felonious restraint, false imprisonment, lesser-included offense, sentencing, mitigating factors, presumptive range.

, Court of Appeals , COA24-247 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
Taylor v. Southland Indus., Inc.

Workers Compensation;
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-2(5) (2023);
Less than 52 weeks employment;
Average weekly wage;
Methods of computation;
Unchallenged Findings;

, Court of Appeals , COA23-1167 (Judge April Wood) , Unpublished
Biggs v. Erie Ins. Exch.

Interlocutory order; Failure to show grounds for appellate review; Appellate jurisdiction; Substantial right; Collateral estoppel, Res judicata.

, Court of Appeals , COA23-1011 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Unpublished
Campbell v. Warren

Subject Matter Jurisdiction; Child Custody; Third-Party Intervenor; Juvenile Petition; Termination of Jurisdiction; Reversed

, Court of Appeals , COA24-19 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Unpublished
Hands v. Hands

Child support; contempt; motion to change venue; motion to reopen judgment