Appellate Court Opinions

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32,354 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA22-502 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
State v. Griffin

Possession of firearm by felon; denial of motion to dismiss; sufficiency of evidence of constructive possession; unpreserved instructional and evidentiary challenges; plain error; challenge to instruction on actual possession; admission of evidence of gang affiliation

, Court of Appeals , COA22-509 (Judge Fred Gore) , Unpublished
State v. Jaqwon Fincher

sentencing; rules of evidence; N.C. Gen. Stat. Section 15A-1334(b); arguments of counsel

, Court of Appeals , COA22-128 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Unpublished
State v. Kevin Johnson

cross-examination; impeachment; evidence of past mental health; expert testimony; confrontation rights; consecutive sentences

, Court of Appeals , COA21-700 (Judge Fred Gore) , Unpublished
State v. Leonard Avery

possession of stolen goods; continuing offense; N.C. Gen. Stat. sec. 14-71.1

, Court of Appeals , COA21-696 (Judge April Wood) , Unpublished
STATE v. LEOPOLDO GOMEZ

Reasonable suspicion; Semi-tractor-trailer driver's log; Vehicle search; Probable cause; Traffic stop; Nature of questions during stop; Delay during stop; Extension of stop; Scope of search; Motion to suppress; Consent; Anonymous tip; Totality of circumstances.

, Court of Appeals , COA22-348 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. Mackey

Forgery;
Uttering;
Obtaining Property by False Pretenses;
Fatal Defect;
Fatal Variance;
Motion to Dismiss;
Unpreserved Issues on Appeal;
Sufficiency of the State's evidence under State v. Golder, 374 N.C. 238, 246, 839 S.E.2d 782, 788 (2020);
Statutory Right to Recordation;
N.C. Gen Stat. ? 15A-1241;
Private Bench Conferences;

, Court of Appeals , COA22-300 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Unpublished
State v. Meris

Gatekeeping Order; Post-Conviction Motions; Certiorari

, Court of Appeals , COA22-487 (Judge Darren Jackson) , Unpublished
State v. Michael Ray Trapp

omission of advanced supervised release from amended judgment was clerical error requiring correction on remand

, Court of Appeals , COA20-839 (Judge Darren Jackson) , Published
State v. Monroe

statute authorizing punishment of second-degree murder as a class B1 felony under two of three definitions of malice was not ambiguous, and sentencing defendant as a B1 felony offender was not error where jury unanimously found by special verdict form that all three forms of malice had been proven by the state

, Court of Appeals , COA22-354 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
State v. Scarboro

no plain error where trial court defined sexual act to include disjunctive acts

, Court of Appeals , COA22-257 (Judge April Wood) , Published
State v. Smith

Hearsay; Confidential informant; Surveillance video; Computer-generated time and date-stamp on video; Plain error; Computer records.

, Court of Appeals , COA22-567 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Unpublished
State v. Tyquan Sykree Hayes

no notice and opportunity to be heard on attorney's fees; vacate and remand civil judgment

, Court of Appeals , COA22-149 (Judge April Wood) , Unpublished
State v. Walker

Breaking into a coin-operated machine; Felony larceny; Habitual felon; Motion to dismiss; Circumstantial evidence may withstand a motion to dismiss and support a conviction even when the evidence does not rule out every hypothesis of innocence; Eighth amendment; Cruel and unusual punishment.

, Court of Appeals , COA22-141 (Judge Darren Jackson) , Unpublished
State v. Wayne Soller

defendant's arguments about the admissibility of testimony excluded under rape shield statute were not preserved for appellate review but trial court erred in ordering defendant to register as a sex offender because the offense requiring registration was committed prior to the inclusion of that offense in the definition of aggravated offense requiring registration

, Court of Appeals , COA22-225 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
State v. Whitney Kaeanna Steen

felony child abuse inflicting serious bodily harm; jury instructions; lesser-included offense; N.C. Gen. Stat. 14-318.4

, Court of Appeals , COA21-651 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
Sullivan v. Woody

Grandparent Visitation;
Attorney's Fees under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 50-13.6;
Appellate Attorney's Fees under Rule 34 of the North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure;
Prior Appeal;
State Bar Rule 1.5;
Required Finding of Fact;
Failure to Follow Mandate on Remand;

, Court of Appeals , COA22-181 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
Wall Recycling, LLC v. Wake Cnty., and TT&E Iron & Metal, Inc.

Summary judgment; application of statutes governing disposal of county property; genuine issues of material fact; ownership of property; contract for disposition of property; N.C. Gen. Stat. 153A-176; N.C. Gen. Stat. 160A-268; N.C. Gen. Stat. 143-129