Appellate Court Opinions

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15,497 Appellate Court Opinions

, Supreme Court , 161A18 (Justice Michael Morgan) , Published
State v. McDaniel

Appeal from convictions for breaking and entering and larceny after breaking and entering; whether the State presented sufficient evidence to support defendant's convictions based on the doctrine of recent possession of the stolen goods.

, Supreme Court , 150A18 (Justice Mark Davis) , Published
State v. Morgan

Whether the trial court erred in revoking defendant's probation under N.C.G.S. 15A-1344(f) after his probationary term expired; whether the trial court made a sufficient finding of 'good cause shown and stated' to comply with N.C.G.S. 15A-1344(f)(3).

, Supreme Court , 355PA18 (Justice Sam Ervin IV) , Published
State v. Osborne

Whether the State presented sufficient evidence that a rock-like substance found in defendant's hotel room was heroin even though the State did not conduct a scientifically valid chemical analysis of the substance.

, Supreme Court , 65A17-2 (Justice Sam Ervin IV) , Published
State v. Parisi

Appeal from district and superior court orders granting defendant's motions to suppress and dismissing a charge of driving while impaired; whether the Court of Appeals majority erred by (1) concluding that police had probable cause to arrest and charge defendant with driving while impaired and (2) reversing and remanding the lower courts' orders to the contrary.

, Supreme Court , 55A18 (Justice Anita Earls) , Published
State v. Terrell

Appeal from defendant's convictions for child sexual offenses following the trial court's denial of his motion to suppress evidence of images recovered from a USB thumb drive owned by him; extent to which the private-search doctrine authorized police to conduct a warrantless search of data stored on the thumb drive; whether there was probable cause for police to obtain a warrant to conduct a further search of the thumb drive.

, Court of Appeals , COA18-1200 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Published
Couick v. Jessup

DMV, authority to act, chemical analysis, affidavit, NC Gen. Stat. section 20-16.2

, Court of Appeals , COA18-1002 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Published
In re: C.M.B.

juvenile court, Chapter 7B, UCCJEA, transfer of jurisdiction

, Court of Appeals , COA18-1031 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
In re: C.N. & A.N.

Termination of parental rights; neglect, NCGS 7B-1111(a)(1); probability of future neglect; reasonable progress, NCGS 7B-1111(a)(2)

, Court of Appeals , COA18-1224 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
In re: Entzminger

Attorney discipline; standard of review; inherent authority of the court, NCGS 5A-15(a); representations to the court; conduct calling the court into disrepute.

, Court of Appeals , COA18-1071 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Published
In re: Nicor, LLC

power of sale foreclosure; anti-deficiency statutes; right to foreclose under the instrument; enjoining mortgage sale on equitable grounds

, Court of Appeals , COA18-785-2 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Published
Raleigh Radiology LLC v. NC Dep't of Health & Hum. Servs.

Office of Administrative Hearings; substantial prejudice; certificate of need; department of health and human services; standard of review; comparative analysis; MRI; agency; criteria; conforming; deference; adverse inference; destruction of evidence; cross appeal; statutory compliance

, Court of Appeals , COA18-1091 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Published
State v. Edgerton

Habitual Larceny
Essential Elements
Arraignment
Authority to stipulate

, Court of Appeals , COA18-932 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Published
State v. Hollars

competency hearing; competency to stand trial; due-process violation; bona-fide-doubt inquiry; retrospective competency hearing

, Court of Appeals , COA18-1249 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
State v. Konakh

motion to withdraw plea; motion for appropriate relief; no manifest injustice;

, Court of Appeals , COA18-1257 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Published
State v. Matthews

Probation Revocation; Consent to District Court Jurisdiction; Petition for Writ of Certiorari

, Court of Appeals , COA18-1052 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
State v. Patterson

Sex offender registration, N.C. Gen. Stat. 14-27.7, N.C. Gen. Stat. 14-208/7, definition of business day, insufficient evidence of willful failure to return an address verification form