Appellate Court Opinions

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, Court of Appeals , COA24-450 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Published
State v. Tate

Short-Form Indictment, Confrontation Clause, Testimonial Evidence

, Court of Appeals , COA24-715 (Judge Julee Flood) , Published
Theuerkorn v. Heller

Rule 60(a); alimony; child support; equitable distribution; distributive award; expenses; standard of living; clerical error; pretrial order; past years’ income; current income; liquid assets; dependent spouse; bad faith; credibility; unpreserved error; failure to object.

, Court of Appeals , COA24-587 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
Cloer v. King Arthur, Inc.

Workers’ Compensation Act; North Carolina Self-Insurance Security Association; covered claim; N.C. Gen. Stat. 97-130(4)

, Court of Appeals , COA24-951 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Published
In re: B.B.A.

Termination of Parental Rights; Right to care and custody relevance to best interest

, Court of Appeals , COA24-520 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Published
In re: M.L.H.

juvenile, permanency-planning hearing, voluntary incarceration, guardianship, reunification, no-merit brief, abuse of discretion, best interests of the child, affirm.

, Court of Appeals , COA24-884 (Judge John Arrowood) , Published
In re: Trade Land Co., LLC

Property Tax Commission; present-use value (PUV) status; N.C.G.S. 105-394; notice and opportunity to be heard; Machinery Act.

, Court of Appeals , COA24-745 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
Russell v. Taylor

default judgment; personal jurisdiction; service of process; change of parties

, Court of Appeals , COA24-688 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
State v. Arrington

closing arguments; N.C. Gen. Stat. 15A-1230; ex mero motu; prosecutor's remarks not improper

, Court of Appeals , COA24-221 (Judge Michael Stading) , Published
State v. Copenhaver

Ineffective assistance of counsel; IAC; not guilty by reason of insanity; NGRI; murder; attorney’s admission of guilt; knowing and voluntary consent to admit guilt; Harbison error; diminished capacity; NGRI jury instruction; prejudice.

, Court of Appeals , COA24-842 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. Gamble

Armed Robbery;
Common Law Robbery;
Lesser-Included Offense;
Jury Instruction;
Mere Possession of a Firearm;
Responding to Jury's questions;

, Court of Appeals , COA24-685 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Published
State v. Gardner

Waiver of constitutional claims; sufficiency of evidence; ineffective assistance of counsel

, Court of Appeals , COA23-902 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Published
State v. Hannah

petition for writ of certiorari; guilty plea; knowing, voluntary, and intelligent; benefit of plea bargain; search; seizure; probable cause; consent; Cellebrite extraction; affirmed.

, Court of Appeals , COA24-772 (Judge Michael Stading) , Published
State v. Maloye

Assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill or inflict serious injury; assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury; motion to dismiss for insufficient evidence; serious injury element; substantial evidence

, Court of Appeals , COA24-699 (Judge John Arrowood) , Published
State v. Owens

PWC; factual basis; guilty plea; N.C.G.S. § 15A-1022.