Appellate Court Opinions

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32,006 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA22-368 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
State v. Sharif Moore

petition for a writ of certiorari; motion to dismiss; failure to notify of address change

, Court of Appeals , COA22-258 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. Tabb

Possession and Distribution of Illegal drugs;
U.S. Constitution 4th Amendment;
Search and Seizure;
N.C. Constitution Article 1, §20;
Stationary vehicle;
Reasonable Suspicion;
Detention of individual;
Plain view;
Industrial Hemp;
Probable cause

, Court of Appeals , COA21-10 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Published
State v. Teague

postal interdiction; motion to suppress; waiver of appellate review; Industrial Hemp Act; motion to dismiss; lay opinion testimony; identification of marijuana as a controlled substance; conspiracy; statements of a co-conspirator

, Court of Appeals , COA22-53 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
State v. Tevin Friday

plain error for evidence; jury instructions lesser included offenses; jury instruction acting in concert; ineffective assistance of counsel

, Court of Appeals , COA22-39 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
State v. Tina Jaraczewski Wilson

Embezzlement; obtaining property by false pretenses; sufficiency of the evidence; plain error; foundation for admission of bank records

, Court of Appeals , COA22-165 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Unpublished
State v. Williams

sufficiency of evidence, constructive possession of a firearm, habitual felon, totality of circumstances

, Court of Appeals , COA22-135 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
The N.C. State Bar v. Megaro

adequate evidence to support the DHC's findings of fact, and the findings of fact adequately support the conclusions of law where Defendant entered into a representation agreement with brothers who did not have the capacity to understand the agreement due to their low IQs and adaptive functioning deficits

, Court of Appeals , COA22-134 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
In re M.A.C., N.G.C., C.A.B.C.

Rule 3.1; neglected juveniles; appellate jurisdiction; elimination of reunification from permanent plan; findings of fact

, Court of Appeals , COA22-190 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Published
In re: D.S.

neglect, dependency, adjudication, juvenile, Rule 3.1

, Court of Appeals , COA21-709 (Judge April Wood) , Published
Kelly v. State of N.C.

Opportunity Scholarship Program; Lower-income families may receive scholarships from the State to attend private school; Constitutional challenge; As-applied challenge; Facial challenge; Subject matter jurisdiction; Breadth of the remedy requested, not what is pleaded in the complaint, is controlling in determining whether the challenge is facial or as-applied.

, Court of Appeals , COA22-109 (Judge April Wood) , Published
Ladd v. Funderburk

Governmental immunity; Qualified immunity; Governmental in nature vs. Proprietary in nature; N.C. Gen. Stat § 160A-296; Affirmative duty; Roadway obstructions; Tree ordinance; Waiver of governmental immunity; Liability insurance; Insurance policy effect on the defense of governmental immunity; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 153A-435; Summary judgment.

, Court of Appeals , COA21-770 (Judge April Wood) , Unpublished
Maher Mohd Ali El-Hatto v. Hasan Mohammad Ali El-Hatto

Property distribution agreement; Applicability of foreign law; Constructive trust; Implied constructive trust; Express trust; General warranty deed; Land contract; Chain of title; Ownership of property.