Appellate Court Opinions

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32,354 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA22-428 (Judge Fred Gore) , Unpublished
State v. Martin

search warrant application affidavit; search warrants obtained in other jurisdictions; motion to suppress; oral ruling; no written order; totality of the circumstances test; probable cause; statement against penal interest; reliability of an informant

, Court of Appeals , COA22-306 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Unpublished
State v. Minton

Jury instructions; plain error; Section 14-53.1; excessive force; aggressor doctrine; judgment notwithstanding the verdict.

, Court of Appeals , COA22-556 (Judge John Tyson) , Unpublished
State v. Reavis

Indecent liberties with a child;
Plea agreement;
Sentencing calculation error;
Remand for correction;

, Court of Appeals , COA22-485 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Unpublished
State v. Ruff

expert testimony, reliability, preservation, GCMS

, Court of Appeals , COA22-326 (Judge April Wood) , Published
State v. Scott

Motion to suppress evidence; Fourth Amendment; traffic stop; weapons frisk; Terry frisk; totality of circumstances; validated gang member; officer's knowledge of prior murder charge; frisk of vehicle; may not raise different theory on appeal; prior record level worksheet; notice of prior record level point for committing a crime while on probation; parole or post-release supervision; waiver of notice of prior record level point.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-692 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
State v. Smith

Confrontation Clause; probable cause hearing; no meaningful prior opportunity to cross-examine witness; constitutional error not harmless beyond a reasonable doubt

, Court of Appeals , COA21-691 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Unpublished
Gilleland v. Adams

Procedure for Standing in child custody hearing, parent and child relationship, unchallenged findings of fact are binding.

, Court of Appeals , COA22-31 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
Hwang v. Cairns

employment contract; sovereign immunity; public official immunity; summary judgment; Rule 15

, Court of Appeals , COA22-21 (Per Curiam) , Unpublished
In re M.W.

abused and neglected juvenile; home state of the juvenile; temporary emergency jurisdiction; N.C. Gen. Stat. section 50A-204; caretaker status; preservation; N.C. Gen. Stat. section 7B-903; statutory interpretation

, Court of Appeals , COA22-175 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
Pelc v. Pham

USCIS Form I-864 Affidavit of Support;
Household Size to Determine Financial Support;
Sponsored Immigrant's Income;
Quasi-Contract;
Equitable Damages;
Foreign-Money Claims Act, N.C. Gen Stat. 1C-1820-1834;
Missing Trial Transcript;
Attorney's Fees, N.C. Rev. R. Prof. Conduct 1.5;

, Court of Appeals , COA22-347 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Unpublished
State v. Abrams

Permissible scope of Terry frisk; motion to suppress; armed and dangerous; reasonable suspicion; ?plain feel? doctrine; ?immediately apparent? object; probable cause.

, Court of Appeals , COA22-379 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
State v. Anderson

plain error review; Rule 403; post-arrest silence; no prejudicial error; in camera review; preservation; appellate record; motion to dismiss

, Court of Appeals , COA22-184 (Judge April Wood) , Unpublished
State v. Bryan

Alford plea; restitution; restitution worksheet; contractual nature of plea agreement; prosecutor's statements; N.C. Gen. Stat. Sec.15A-1340.36.