Appellate Court Opinions

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15,497 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA16-1293 (Judge Linda McGee) , Published
State v. Hinnant

N.C. Gen. Stat. Sec. 544.5(f) - bail bond forfeiture - actual notice of defendant's prior failures to appear

, Court of Appeals , COA17-19 (Judge Linda McGee) , Published
State v. Knight

N.C.G.S. Sec. 15A-544.5 - motions to set aside bond forgeiture; reduction of bond amount not permitted

, Court of Appeals , COA16-1174 (Judge Robert Hunter Jr.) , Published
State v. Messer

Corpus Delicti; Probable Cause.

, Court of Appeals , COA17-58 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Published
State v. Walker

Motion to supress; informant's tips; reasonable suspicion

, Court of Appeals , COA16-1226 (Judge Wanda Bryant) , Published
Watauga Cty. v. Beal

Service of Process; Due Diligence; Publication; Foreclosure

, Supreme Court , 275A16 (Per Curiam) , Published
Blondell v. Ahmed

Whether defendants were entitled to summary judgment in their favor on real estate agent's claim that defendants wrongfully deprived her of a commission on the sale of their house by breaching their duty of good faith and fair dealing to the agent.

, Supreme Court , 152PA16 (Justice Michael Morgan) , Published
Catawba County ex rel. Rackley v. Loggins

Appeal from trial court's grant of defendant's Rule 60 motion to set aside a modified voluntary child support agreement and order; whether the trial court that entered the modified agreement and order lacked jurisdiction to do so because the party seeking the modification did not follow the procedures in N.C.G.S. 50-13.7(a).

, Supreme Court , 206PA16 (Justice Mark Martin) , Published
Dep't of Transp. v. Adams Outdoor Advert. of Charlotte Ltd. P'ship

Condemnation proceeding filed under Article 9 of Chapter 136 to take defendant's leasehold interest in property for highway improvement purposes; whether, because defendant had a nonconforming billboard on the property under a long-term lease, the value of the property interest taken from defendant should have been determined under N.C.G.S. 136-131, defining 'just compensation' for a condemnation proceeding under the Outdoor Advertising Control Act, rather than under Article 9, governing DOT condemnation actions in general; whether certain evidence is admissible to help the trier of fact determine the fair market value of the condemned leasehold.

, Supreme Court , 277A16 (Justice Sam Ervin IV) , Published
In re Estate of Skinner

Appeal from a Court of Appeals decision reversing a trial court order affirming an assistant clerk of court's order removing respondent as trustee of his incompetent wife's special needs trust and as guardian of her estate; whether the order affirmed by the trial court contained erroneous findings of fact and conclusions of law; whether the Court of Appeals majority gave appropriate deference to the clerk's discretionary decision to remove respondent.

, Supreme Court , 279PA16 (Justice Barbara Jackson) , Published
In re M.A.W.

Whether the trial court's findings of fact supported its conclusion of law that respondent father's parental rights should be terminated under N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1).

, Supreme Court , 372A16 (Per Curiam) , Published
State v. Crabtree

Whether the trial court committed plain error by admitting expert testimony vouching for the credibility of the victim-witness in a trial for first-degree sexual offense with a child under the age of thirteen, crime against nature, and indecent liberties with a child.

, Supreme Court , 273A16 (Per Curiam) , Published
State v. Goins

Appeal from trial court's denial of defendant's motion to suppress evidence found during a traffic stop; whether police officers had reasonable suspicion to stop the vehicle defendant was driving.

, Supreme Court , 389A15-2 (Justice Robin Hudson) , Published
State v. Hammonds

Direct review of trial court's new order on remand denying defendant's motion to suppress evidence; when defendant was questioned by police while he was involuntarily committed, whether he was 'in custody,' required to receive Miranda warnings, and told he was free to end the questioning.

, Supreme Court , 355PA15 (Justice Cheri Beasley) , Published
State v. Huey

Whether the trial court committed gross prejudicial error by not intervening ex mero motu in the prosecutor's closing argument implying that defendant's paid counsel and paid expert witness assisted defendant in committing perjury.

, Supreme Court , 233PA16 (Justice Sam Ervin IV) , Published
State v. Murrell

Whether an indictment intended to charge defendant with robbery with a dangerous weapon was fatally defective.