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 , COA16-382 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Published
In re: E.B.

Termination of Parental Rights, Verification of Motion, Lack of Jurisdiction

, Court of Appeals , COA16-265 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Published
In re: J.M.

Guardianship, Termination of Parental Rights, Subject Matter Jurisdiction

, Court of Appeals , COA16-295 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Published
In re: K.P. & C.P.

Requirements for adjudication of juveniles as neglected and dependant

, Court of Appeals , COA16-200 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Published
In re: L.Z.A.

Abuse and Neglect, Adjudication and Disposition, Findings of Fact, Visitation Plans, Concurrent Care Plans

, Court of Appeals , COA16-54 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Published
In re: Lyle Dippell

Right to appeal from Clerk of Court's order that a person is not incompetent

, Court of Appeals , COA15-876 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Published
State v. Jackson

Totality of the circumstances; Reliability of confidential informant

, Court of Appeals , COA15-1145 (Judge Douglas McCullough) , Published
State v. Patterson

preservation of issues; evidence; lay witness opinion testimony Rule 701

, Court of Appeals , COA16-461 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Published
State v. Pless

Unauthorized Sentence, Plea Agreement Vacated

, Court of Appeals , COA16-254 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Published
State v. Ross

Felonious Safecracking, Variance in Indictment, Jury Instruction, Plain Error, Video Authentication

, Supreme Court , 5PA15 (Justice Mark Martin) , Published
CommScope Credit Union v. Butler & Burke, LLP

Whether defendant owed a fiduciary duty to plaintiff when defendant audited plaintiff's financial statements; whether plaintiff is barred from recovery by the doctrines of contributory negligence and in pari delicto.

, Supreme Court , 76A16 (Per Curiam) , Published
Holt v. NCDOT

Action under the State Tort Claims Act to recover for wrongful deaths resulting from a motor vehicle collision at an intersection; appeal from Industrial Commission's decision and order awarding damages to decedents' estates; whether DOT's failure to install a traffic signal at the intersection was a proximate cause of the wreck; whether the intentional acts of the drivers of two speeding vehicles that directly caused the collision insulated DOT from liability.

, Supreme Court , 54A16 (Per Curiam) , Published
In re C.L.S.

Whether the trial court's findings of fact supported its conclusions of law that respondent-father's parental rights should be terminated under N.C.G.S. § 7B-1111(a)(1), (a)(2), and (a)(5).

, Supreme Court , 432PA15 (Per Curiam) , Published
State v. Anderson

Appeal from conviction for common law obstruction of justice, as elevated to a felony under N.C.G.S. § 14-3(b); whether the trial court erred in denying defendant's motion to dismiss based on insufficient evidence.

, Supreme Court , 66A16 (Per Curiam) , Published
State v. Collins

Whether the Court of Appeals majority erred in affirming the trial court's denial of defendant's motion to suppress evidence obtained via a strip search.

, Supreme Court , 385PA15 (Per Curiam) , Published
State v. Nkiam

Whether a noncitizen who pleaded guilty to a deportable crime but claimed that he was not correctly advised by counsel of the immigration consequences of his plea should be allowed to withdraw it; application of U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Padilla v. Kentucky.

, Court of Appeals , COA15-1381 (Judge Ann Calabria) , Published
Breedlove v. Warren

Motion to Dismiss; Lack of Standing; Injury not traceable to defendant