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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16,075 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA18-1210 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Published
Myers v. Myers

Expert Testimony, NC Rule of Civil Procedure 26, Alimony

, Court of Appeals , COA19-185 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
Paynich v. Vestal

child custody modification order; access to child's medical, school, and counseling records; supervised visitation in best interest of child

, Court of Appeals , COA19-355 (Judge Christopher Brook) , Published
State of NC v. Wasco, LLC

res judicata; law of the case; impossibility of compliance with injunction; failure to join necessary party; untimely appeal from motion for reconsideration

, Court of Appeals , COA19-434 (Judge Christopher Brook) , Published
State v. Braswell

sufficiency of prior record level evidence; discretionary writs; certiorari

, Court of Appeals , COA19-44 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
State v. Carter

identity theft; motion to dismiss for insufficient evidence; jury instruction on false, contradictory, or conflicting statements

, Court of Appeals , COA19-369 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
State v. Crane

driving while impaired; invited error

, Court of Appeals , COA19-134 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
State v. Hoque

motion to dismiss for insufficient evidence; driving while impaired; resisting a public officer; possession of open container while driving; motion to suppress blood test results; officers' use of force during blood draw; body-camera recordings

, Court of Appeals , COA19-215 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
State v. Schalow

Third prosecution arising out of same alleged conduct; presumption of prosecutorial vindictiveness; joinable offenses; dismissal required

, Court of Appeals , COA18-1150 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Published
State v. Allen

competency; capacity; clerical errors

, Court of Appeals , COA18-1294 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
State v. Bediz

sufficient evidence of intent for simple assault; error in jury instruction; substantial evidence of defense of accident

, Court of Appeals , COA19-229 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
State v. Dawkins

No abuse of discretion admitting drugs smashed before trial; where defendant admitted habitual felon status, judgment must reflect adjudgment as habitual felon; clerical error required remand

, Court of Appeals , COA19-502 (Judge John Arrowood) , Published
State v. Hairston

voluntary manslaughter; jury instructions; sufficiency of evidence to survive motion to dismiss; preserving issue re: sufficiency of evidence

, Court of Appeals , COA19-18 (Judge John Arrowood) , Published
State v. Johnson

4th/14th amendments, search of person, Terry pat-down; consent to search, seizure of person; motion to suppress

, Court of Appeals , COA19-96 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Published
State v. Johnson

Reasonable Suspicion
Infer findings
Uncontradicted evidence

, Court of Appeals , COA18-1088 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Published
State v. Pierre

Jury Instruction, Acting in concert, Unsupported legal theory, Prejudice

, Court of Appeals , COA18-1268 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Published
State v. Smith

solicitation to commit murder; jury instructions