Appellate Court Opinions

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15,497 Appellate Court Opinions

, Supreme Court , 21PA13 (Per Curiam) , Published
Glens of Ironduff Prop. Owners Ass'n, Inc. v. Daly

Whether the six year statute of repose applicable to a homeowners' association's claim for negligent road construction is tolled by N.C.G.S. ? 47F-3-111(c) until the period of declarant control terminates

, Supreme Court , 79A13 (Per Curiam) , Published
Rutherford Plantation, LLC v. Challenge Golf Grp. of the Carolinas, LLC

Action to recover balance due on a purchase money promissory note and secured by a purchase money deed of trust; trial court's grant of partial summary judgment for amount due on note; whether the trial court made an error of law for which defendant is entitled to amendment of the partial summary judgment order

, Supreme Court , 291PA12 (Justice Robert Edmunds Jr.) , Published
State v. Whittington

Whether a defendant's Confrontation Clause rights were violated when a witness who did not conduct tests identifying a substance as opium testified to the results of an analysis done by a nontestifying chemist; application of the waiver provisions of N.C.G.S. ? 90-95(g)

, Court of Appeals , COA13-635 (Judge Linda McGee) , Published
State v Beam

Possession; Trafficking; Knowledge; Instruction

, Court of Appeals , COA13-330 (Judge Linda Stephens) , Published
State v McGrady

Expert testimony; Rule 702; Daubert; Character evidence; Constitutional right to present a defense

, Court of Appeals , COA13-693 (Judge Robert Hunter Jr.) , Published
State v McLean

Criminal Law; DNA Testing; Pre-Trial Motions

, Court of Appeals , COA13-496 (Judge Robert Hunter) , Published
State v Smathers

Community caretaking exception to the Fourth Amendment

, Court of Appeals , COA13-46 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Published
State v Stepp

felony first degree murder; jury instruction; affirmative defense; accepted medical purpose; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-27.1(4)

, Court of Appeals , COA12-1128 (Judge Mark Davis) , Published
State v. Williams

Sexual exploitation of a minor; courtroom closure; opinion testimony; Rule 404(b)