Appellate Court Opinions

Slip opinions (court's decision in a case) filed and written by the justices of the Supreme Court or judges of the Court of Appeals

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15,497 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA18-795 (Judge John Arrowood) , Published
State v. Bauguss

Statutory sexual offense; attempted statutory sex offense.

, Court of Appeals , COA18-1107 (Judge John Arrowood) , Published
State v. Brown

motion to suppress; community caretaking doctrine; traffic stop, DWI

, Court of Appeals , COA18-673 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Published
State v. Fields

Motion to Dismiss; Habitual misdemeanor assault; Two convictions from one action.

, Court of Appeals , COA18-1027 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Published
State v. Schmieder

Second Degree Murder; Vehicular Homicide; Inherently Dangerous Without Regard to Human Life; Admission of Prior Driving Record Under Rule 404(b); Denial of Motion to Dismiss; Sufficiency of Evidence of Malice; Sufficiency of Second Degree Murder Indictment

, Court of Appeals , COA18-964 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Published
Swint v. Doe

summary judgment; paternity; inheritance; estate; administration; guardian ad litem; intestate succession act; wedlock; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 29-19; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 49-14; putative father; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 28A-19-3; clerk of court; exclusive jurisdiction; original jurisdiction

, Court of Appeals , COA18-432 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Published
Bradshaw v. Bradshaw

out of state property agreement, public policy, choice of law

, Court of Appeals , COA18-109 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Published
Doe v. Wake Cty.

42 U.S.C. 1983, Governmental Immunity Waiver, Public Official Immunity

, Court of Appeals , COA18-820 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
Erickson v. NC Dep't of Pub. Safety

Discharge from employment; Office of Administrative Hearings; notice of appeal; proof of filing; exhaust administrative remedies; DPS form HR 556; inconsistent instructions.

, Court of Appeals , COA18-846 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Published
Rabo Agrifinance, LLC v. Sills

Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act; Consent to Jurisdiction Clause in Contract; Choice of Law; Interpretation of Contract Governed By Place Where Contract is Made

, Court of Appeals , COA18-997 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Published
State v. Horton

Reasonable suspicion
Anonymous tip
High-crime area

, Court of Appeals , COA18-747 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Published
State v. Salter

Direct criminal contempt; Willfulness; Petition for Writ of Certiorari; Sentencing stipulations; Determination of prior record level.

, Court of Appeals , COA18-858 (Judge John Arrowood) , Published
Wise v. Wise

child support; alimony; attorney fees

, Supreme Court , 404A18 (Per Curiam) , Published
County of Durham ex rel. Wilson v. Burnette

Show cause hearing on whether to hold defendant in civil contempt for willful failure to pay current and past child support obligations; whether the district court's findings of fact supported its conclusion that defendant should be held in contempt; whether the findings were sufficient to show that defendant had the present ability to financially satisfy the conditions required to purge the contempt.