Appellate Court Opinions

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15,488 Appellate Court Opinions

, Supreme Court , 407A21 (Justice Michael Morgan) , Published
Quad Graphics, Inc. v N.C. Dep't of Revenue

Whether the Supreme Court of the United States' decision in McLeod v. J.E. Dilworth Co., 322 U.S. 327 (1944) prevents the assessment of North Carolina sales tax on purchases from a Wisconsin-based printing company for materials mailed into North Carolina to customers or their designees.

, Supreme Court , 20PA21 (Justice Anita Earls) , Published
Radiator Specialty Co. v. Arrowood Indem. Co.

Declaratory judgment action by insured to determine extent to which various insurers are responsible for defense costs and indemnification for hundreds of product-liability claims based on the insurance policy provisions. Coverage under the policies is triggered when the claimant is exposed to the defective product, allocation of costs and damages should be pro rata among multiple insurers, and vertical exhaustion applies to coverage under excess policies.

, Supreme Court , 248A21 (Justice Michael Morgan) , Published
State of North Carolina v. Amy Regina Atwell

Whether defendant's actions were sufficiently egregious to permit the trial court to determine that defendant had waived or forfeited her constitutional right to counsel.

, Supreme Court , 41A22 (Justice Michael Morgan) , Published
State v. Brichikov

Whether the trial court committed prejudicial error by declining defendant's request to issue a jury instruction on involuntary manslaughter.

, Supreme Court , 29PA22 (Justice Sam Ervin IV) , Published
State v. Caballero

Whether the admission of testimony describing the alleged victim's account as 'rock solid' constituted plain error.

, Supreme Court , 276A21 (Justice Sam Ervin IV) , Published
State v. Elder

Whether the evidence presented at trial was sufficient to support defendant's conviction for the second of two counts of first-degree kidnapping given that the indictment alleged that defendant had confined, restrained, and removed the victim for the purpose of facilitating the commission of a first-degree rape.

, Supreme Court , 182PA21 (Justice Michael Morgan) , Published
State v. Geter

Whether the trial court possessed jurisdiction to revoke a defendant's probation after the defendant's term of probation had expired.

, Supreme Court , 18A22 (Justice Robin Hudson) , Published
State v. Lamp

Whether sufficient evidence was presented to support an inference of defendant's intent to deceive.

, Supreme Court , 395A21 (Justice Michael Morgan) , Published
State v. Robinson

Whether the trial court abused its discretion in declining to reduce defendant's sentence on drug trafficking charges as permitted by N.C.G.S. 90-95(h)(5).

, Supreme Court , 119PA21 (Justice Tamara Barringer) , Published
State v. Rollinson

Whether the Court of Appeals erred by concluding that the trial court complied with the procedure mandated by the legislature under N.C.G.S. 15A-1201(d)(1) for the trial court's consent to defendant's waiver of his right to a jury trial.

, Supreme Court , 180PA21 (Justice Paul Newby) , Published
West v. Hoyle's Tire & Axle, LLC

Whether an individual who lacks a legal relationship with the deceased employee can file a claim for death benefits under N.C.G.S. 97-39.

, Supreme Court , 339A21 (Justice Michael Morgan) , Published
Williams v. Allen

Whether findings of fact by the trial court were required when no party specifically requested them.

, Court of Appeals , COA22-340 (Judge John Arrowood) , Published
Barham v. Barham

child support; contempt/attorney's fees order; Rule 11 sanctions

, Court of Appeals , COA22-478 (Judge John Arrowood) , Published
Davis v. Woods

amended jury verdict; Rule 59 Motion; unjust enrichment; bargained-for exchange; intestacy

, Court of Appeals , COA21-388 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Published
Frazier v. Town of Blowing Rock

short-term rentals, zoning, local zoning ordinance, quasi-judicial body, board of adjustment, nonconforming use, grandfathered use, table of permissible uses, notice of violation, contested facts

, Court of Appeals , COA21-793 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Published
Ha v. Nationwide Gen. Ins. Co.

Homeowner's insurance policy; cancellation notice; statutory construction; N.C. Gen. Stat. 58-44-16, 58-41-15.