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 , COA18-65 (Judge Wanda Bryant) , Published
State v. Farmer

Sixth Amendment; Right to Speedy Trial; Barker Factors

, Court of Appeals , COA17-802 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Published
State v. Greenfield

First-Degree Felony Murder, Second-Degree Murder, Assault With a Deadly Weapon with Intent to Kill Inflicting Serious Injury, Jury Instruction, Transferred Intent, Self-Defense

, Court of Appeals , COA17-1365 (Judge Phil Berger Jr.) , Published
State v. Hamilton

drug trafficking; discovery statutes; motion to dismiss; motion for sanctions; jury instruction

, Court of Appeals , COA17-480 (Judge Ann Calabria) , Published
State v. Mylett

First Amendment challenge; Harassment of a juror; Conspiracy to commit harassment of a juror; Content-neutral restriction; Intermediate scrutiny; Sufficiency of the evidence; Pretrial discovery obligations of a criminal defendant; Character evidence; Hearsay; and Jury instructions.

, Court of Appeals , COA18-2 (Judge Rick Elmore) , Published
State v. Royster

Denial of motion to dismiss for insufficiency of the evidence; trafficking in cocaine by possession; N.C. Gen Stat. 90-95(h)(3)(c)

, Court of Appeals , COA18-334 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Published
Bradley v. Cumberland Cty.

appellate jurisdiction; Rules of Appellate Procedure; notice of appeal; service; Industrial Commission

, Court of Appeals , COA18-318 (Judge Linda McGee) , Published
In re: Duncan

Responsible Individuals List; jury Trial; defamation; Interlocutory Appeal

, Court of Appeals , COA18-608 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Published
In re: I.B.

No-merit briefs in juvenile cases; interpretation of procedural rules; distinctions between Anders review in criminal cases and no-merit review under Rule 3.1(d)

, Court of Appeals , COA18-82 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Published
McKenzie v. Charlton

respondeat superior, employee versus independent contractor status, right to control

, Court of Appeals , COA18-95 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Published
Rea v. Rea

alimony, marital misconduct

, Court of Appeals , COA17-1360 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
Routten v. Routten

Parent's constitutional right; care, custody and control of a child; electronic communication, NCGS 50-13.2(e); court-ordered visitation; attorney's fees and alimony; unchallenged findings; ignoring precedents, In re Civil Penalty, 324 N.C. 373 91989)

, Court of Appeals , COA18-286 (Judge Rick Elmore) , Published
State v. Cole

Driving while impaired; motion to dismiss indictment for lack of jurisdiction; motions to suppress evidence; tainted fruit of the poisonous tree; implied-consent rights; using prior DWI convictions while it was pending on appeal to enhance sentence

, Court of Appeals , COA18-235 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Published
State v. Gorham

felony speeding to elude arrest, property damage, valuation of damage, motion to dismiss

, Court of Appeals , COA18-243 (Judge Ann Calabria) , Published
State v. Irabor

Self-defense jury instruction; stand-your-ground jury instruction; no duty to retreat jury instruction; preservation of erroneous jury instruction; sufficiency of evidence to support self-defense jury instruction.

, Court of Appeals , COA17-1404 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Published
State v. Myers-McNeil

jurisdiction; driving while impaired judgment; certiorari; mission of traffic stop