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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16,095 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA19-358 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Published
State v. Lynch

life without parole; first-degree murder; robbery with a dangerous weapon; assault with a deadly weapon with the intent to kill inflicting serious injury; involuntary confession; extrajudicial confession; induced hope or fear; totality of the circumstances; question of law; threats; promises; de novo; incriminating statements; Fifth Amendment; voluntariness of a confession; leniency; lesser sentence; constitutional error; harmless beyond a reasonable doubt; accomplice; prejudicial error review

, Court of Appeals , COA19-595 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Published
State v. Oldroyd

fatally defective indictment; attempted armed robbery; repudiating a plea agreement

, Court of Appeals , COA19-848 (Judge Phil Berger Jr.) , Published
State v. Russell

consent to assault, AISBI, jury instructions

, Court of Appeals , COA19-770 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Published
State v. Sasek

Expert testimony, reliable principles and methods, plain error, controlled substances, probation revocation, timeliness of revocation hearing

, Court of Appeals , COA19-769 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Published
State v. Sasek

Expert testimony, reliable principles and methods, plain error, controlled substances, probation revocation, timeliness of revocation hearing

, Court of Appeals , COA19-732 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Published
Vaitovas v. City of Greenville

Facial constitutional challenge to red-light traffic camera law; interlocutory appeal; judgment not final as to all parties

, Court of Appeals , COA19-638 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Published
Best v. Staton

equitable distribution, subject matter jurisdiction, separation, property value, marital property, tax value, competent evidence, retirement plan, valuation

, Court of Appeals , COA19-421 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Published
In re: J.M.

Fitness as parent
Reunification
waiver of review hearings

, Court of Appeals , COA19-458 (Judge Christopher Brook) , Published
NC Farm Bureau Mut. Ins. Co., Inc. v. Lunsford

insurance coverage; underinsured motorist insurance; stacking of underinsured motorist policies where policies are issued in different states and accident occurs in third state

, Court of Appeals , COA19-478 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Published
Padilla v. Whitley de Padilla

child custody; visitation rights; mental health; order for modification; primary physical custody; parental rights; substantial evidence; de novo; substantial and material change; minor children; beneficial circumstances; adverse circumstances; positive change; best interest of the child; children?s welfare; abuse of discretion.

, Court of Appeals , COA19-601 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Published
State of NC v. Shkut

Mootness; public importance exception; motion for sanctions; proper grounds for sanctions

, Court of Appeals , COA19-685 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Published
State v. Burgess

mistrial, Rule of Evidence 601(b), Intoxicated witness