Appellate Court Opinions

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15,923 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA22-130-2 (Judge April Wood) , Published
State v. Reber

Ineffective assistance of counsel; Motion to suppress; Search warrant; Probable cause; No structural constitutional error; Jury selection; Jury selection process; No structural error; Use of peremptory strikes; Failure to challenge for cause; Failure to preserve issue on appeal; Appellate Rule 2.

, Court of Appeals , COA23-682 (Per Curiam) , Published
State v. Schiene

Denial of Motion to Suppress;
Probable Cause;
Smell of unburnt Marijuana;
Legalization of Industrial Hemp;
Totality of the Circumstances;

, Court of Appeals , COA23-186 (Judge Michael Stading) , Published
State v. Villarreal

Accessory after the fact; motion to dismiss; restitution.

, Court of Appeals , COA24-247 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
Taylor v. Southland Indus., Inc.

Workers Compensation;
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-2(5) (2023);
Less than 52 weeks employment;
Average weekly wage;
Methods of computation;
Unchallenged Findings;

, Court of Appeals , COA24-254 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
In re: B.A.J.

termination of parental rights; judicial notice of prior orders; neglect;

, Court of Appeals , COA23-1101 (Judge Julee Flood) , Published
Kinlaw v. N.C. Dept. of Health & Hum. Servs.

Procedural due process, liberty interest, adequate notice, thirty-day notice, Krishnan v. N.C. Dep’t of Health & Hum. Servs., statute of limitations, doctrine of equitable estoppel, subject matter jurisdiction, tolling of a statute of limitations.

, Court of Appeals , COA23-1028 (Judge Michael Stading) , Published
Millsaps v. Hager

Joint and several liability; motion to enforce settlement agreement; issue preservation;

, Court of Appeals , COA23-1160 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
State v. Evans

larceny by an employee; motion to dismiss; prior record level; breach of plea agreement

, Court of Appeals , COA23-1015 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Published
State v. Goldberg

Petition for removal from sex offender registry, residency, jurisdiction

, Court of Appeals , COA23-915 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Published
State v. McCord

Life without parole, Miller v Alabama, N.C.G.S. 15A-1340, 19A et.seq., Witness credibility determination by judge based on trial transcript, mitigating factors

, Court of Appeals , COA23-883 (Judge Michael Stading) , Published
State v. Nova

Indecent liberties with a child; Rule 404(b) evidence; evidence of a prior crime; Rule 403 balancing test

, Court of Appeals , COA23-839 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Published
State v. Wilkins

Obtaining property by false pretenses; obstruction of justice; indictment

, Court of Appeals , COA23-96 (Judge Michael Stading) , Published
Durham Cnty. Dep't of Soc. Servs. v. Wallace

No-contact order; Workplace Violence Prevention Act; harassment; knowing conduct; specific person; directed at; legitimate purpose; free speech; content-neutral restriction; time place manner regulation

, Court of Appeals , COA23-364 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Published
Harney v. Harney

Uniform Child Custody and Enforcement Act, appellate rules, temporary child custody order, permanent child custody order