Appellate Court Opinions

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15,497 Appellate Court Opinions

, Supreme Court , 27PA16 (Justice Mark Martin) , Published
State v. Jones

Whether the State failed to prove the 'trespassory taking' element required for a conviction for felonious larceny.

, Supreme Court , 97A16 (Justice Mark Martin) , Published
State v. Knight

Admissibility of statements that defendant made to police after he was taken into custody; whether defendant made a knowing and voluntary waiver of his Miranda rights; whether admission of the statements was error and, if so, whether the error was prejudicial.

, Supreme Court , 213PA16 (Justice Paul Newby) , Published
State v. McKiver

Whether the trial court's admission of potentially incriminating information obtained from an anonymous 911 caller who did not testify at trial violated defendant's rights under the Confrontation Clause of the U.S. Constitution.

, Supreme Court , 113PA16 (Justice Sam Ervin IV) , Published
State v. Miller

As-applied constitutional challenge to N.C.G.S. 90-95(d1)(1)(c), which makes it illegal for any person previously convicted of possessing or manufacturing methamphetamine to possess a pseudoephedrine product.

, Supreme Court , 199PA16 (Justice Cheri Beasley) , Published
State v. Romano

Admissibility of blood test evidence obtained in DWI case; application of U.S. Supreme Court's decisions in Birchfield v. North Dakota and Missouri v. McNeely to N.C.G.S. 20-16.2(b), permitting warrantless testing of an unconscious person an officer reasonably believes to have committed an implied-consent offense.

, Supreme Court , 18A14-2 (Justice Cheri Beasley) , Published
State v. Todd

Appeal from Court of Appeals' decision reversing the trial court's denial of defendant's motion for appropriate relief (MAR) following his conviction for armed robbery; whether the Supreme Court has jurisdiction under N.C.G.S. 7A-28(a), 7A-30(2), and 15A-1422(f) to hear and decide the State's appeal from the Court of Appeals' decision on the MAR.

, Supreme Court , 168A16 (Justice Cheri Beasley) , Published
Stokes v. Crumpton

Interlocutory appeal from trial court's order denying plaintiff's motion to allow discovery in conjunction with a pending motion to vacate a previous arbitration award and court order and judgment incorporating the terms thereof; whether the trial court's denial of the discovery request implicated a substantial right and thus entitled plaintiff to immediate appellate review of the order.

, Supreme Court , 230A16 (Per Curiam) , Published
Town of Beech Mountain v. Genesis Wildlife Sanctuary, Inc.

Appeal from trial court's denial of plaintiff's motions for directed verdict and JNOV after a jury found that plaintiff violated defendant's substantive due process rights; whether an ordinance adopted by plaintiff was invalid on its face or as applied to defendant.

, Supreme Court , 229PA16 (Justice Paul Newby) , Published
U.S. Bank v. Pinkney

Whether exhibits attached to plaintiff's complaint, which indicate a missing indorsement on the allonge attached to the underlying promissory note, defeat plaintiff's claim for judicial foreclosure as a matter of law.

, Supreme Court , 368PA15 (Justice Robin Hudson) , Published
Wilkes v. City of Greenville

Workers' Compensation; whether a worker for whom the employer admitted compensability for physical injuries sustained on the job can later recover medical compensation for treatment of anxiety and depression; whether the worker is entitled to continued payment of temporary total disability benefits.

, Court of Appeals , COA16-760 (Judge Rick Elmore) , Published
Farmer v. Farmer

Child custody modification; failure to hold a proper hearing before modifying visitation; insufficient evidence presented and facts found to support custody modification order

, Court of Appeals , COA15-699-2 (Judge Linda McGee) , Published
In re: Hughes

Eugenics; Heirs; Equal Protection Clause; Constitutionality of a Statute

, Court of Appeals , COA15-763-2 (Judge Linda McGee) , Published
In re: Redmond

Eugenics; Heirs; Equal Protection Clause; Constitutionality of a Statute

, Court of Appeals , COA15-829-2 (Judge Linda McGee) , Published
In re: Smith

Eugenics; Heirs; Equal Protection Clause; Constitutionality of a Statute

, Court of Appeals , COA16-1101 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
Innovative Solar 55, LLC v. Robeson Cty.

solar facility or farm use permit; prima facia entitlement; conditional use permit (CUP) denial; competent evidence to support denial of CUP; generalized speculative concerns of community members.

, Court of Appeals , COA16-845 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Published
Lee v. Cooper

Summary judgment, Lease/option agreement for home, equity of redemption