Appellate Court Opinions

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15,497 Appellate Court Opinions

, Supreme Court , 152A19 (Justice Paul Newby) , Published
In re Z.O.M.

Appeal from order terminating respondent's parental rights under N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1)-(2) (2017). No-merit review pursuant to N.C. R. App. P. 3.1(e).

, Supreme Court , 115PA18 (Justice Robin Hudson) , Published
Intersal, Inc. v. Hamilton

Appeal from final decision of the Business Court; whether the trial court erred in dismissing plaintiff's complaint seeking damages and declaratory relief based on a contractual dispute between the parties over, inter alia, media rights related to the recovery and disposition of artifacts from the shipwrecked Queen Anne's Revenge and the renewal of a search permit for the El Salvador vessel.

, Supreme Court , 126A18 (Justice Robin Hudson) , Published
State v. Ditenhafer

Appeal from convictions for (1) two counts of common law obstruction of justice, as elevated to a felony pursuant to N.C.G.S. 14-3(b), and (2) accessory after the fact to sexual activity by a substitute parent; whether the trial court erred by denying defendant's motions to dismiss all charges.

, Supreme Court , 379A17 (Justice Anita Earls) , Published
State v. Malone

Appeal from convictions for murder and assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury; whether the trial court erred in allowing two eyewitnesses to make in-court identifications of defendant as the shooter; whether the Court of Appeals majority correctly found that the trial court violated defendant's right to due process, that the error was prejudicial, and that defendant should receive a new trial.

, Supreme Court , 441A18 (Justice Anita Earls) , Published
State v. Royster

Appeal from trial court's denial of motion to dismiss charge of trafficking in cocaine based on insufficiency of the evidence; whether the Court of Appeals correctly determined that defendant preserved the issue of whether there was insufficient evidence that defendant actually possessed cocaine and that the State failed to present substantial evidence of each element of the crime.

, Court of Appeals , COA19-197 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
In re: Duvall

Concealed handgun permit; application as affidavit; procedural due process; notice and opportunity to be heard; lack of transcript or narrative; NC Rule of Appellate Procedure, Rule 9(c); statutory definition of addiction; 21 USC 802.

, Court of Appeals , COA19-158 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Published
In re: E.B.

termination of parental rights; willful abandonment; sufficient evidence

, Court of Appeals , COA18-1237 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
In re: F.S.

adjudication of neglect and dependency; residual hearsay; insufficient evidence; ruling after reversal.

, Court of Appeals , COA18-1269 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
In re: J.C.M.J.C., J.J.C.C., C.O.C.

Adjudication of Neglect; findings of neglect not supported by the evidence; conclusion of neglect not supported by the findings; Juvenile Interference Order

, Court of Appeals , COA18-1214 (Judge Linda McGee) , Published
In re: J.T.S. & S.C.S.

N.C.G.S. 7B-906.1(n), waiver or review hearings, preservation, reunification

, Court of Appeals , COA19-141 (Judge John Arrowood) , Published
In re: S.B. & Z.O.

3.1 permanency planning custody, guardianship; NCGS §§ 7B-906.1, 906.2, 600

, Court of Appeals , COA18-1164 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
State v. Griffin

Rule of Evidence 702; expert opinion testimony; Daubert reliability inquiry; forensic firearm identification; no plain error;

, Court of Appeals , COA19-25 (Judge John Arrowood) , Published
State v. Thomas

murder - motion to suppress; kidnapping - motion to dismiss; Rule 404(b) - error in admitting evidence

, Court of Appeals , COA19-142 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
Trang v. L J Wings, Inc.

Dram shop liability; defendant's policies and procedures; directed verdict; special jury instructions; N.C. R. Civ. P. 51(a); summarize evidence; equal stress; effect of jury's verdict.

, Court of Appeals , COA18-1234 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Published
Unger v. Unger

child support; arrearages; contempt; civil contempt; criminal contempt; Rule 60; purge; statute of limitations