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 , COA11-757 (Judge Linda Stephens) , Published
In The Matter Of: Hutchinson

Petition to terminate sex offender registration; subject matter jurisdiction; arguments not raised at trial

, Court of Appeals , COA11-689 (Judge Douglas McCullough) , Published
Jones v Whimper

Subject matter jurisdiction in shared custody proceedings when another shared custody proceeding is pending simultaneously in another state; statutory compliance with UCCJEA and PKPA

, Court of Appeals , COA11-531 (Judge Robert Hunter) , Published
Kenton v Kenton

Consent Domestic Violence Protection Order

, Court of Appeals , COA11-714 (Judge Sam Ervin IV) , Published
Royster v McNamara

Legal malpractice
Proof of prejudice
Collateral estoppal

, Court of Appeals , COA11-561 (Judge Robert Hunter Jr.) , Published
State v Adams

Entrapment instruction; constructive possession

, Court of Appeals , COA11-619 (Judge Cressie Thigpen Jr.) , Published
State v Barr

N.C. Gen. Stat 14-454.1(a)(2) and (b); fatal defect in indictment; jury instruction; governmental authority or entrapment by estoppel

, Court of Appeals , COA11-773 (Judge Robert Hunter Jr.) , Published
State v Burrow

DWI; License Revocation; Commercial Driver?s License; Double Jeopardy; Due Process

, Court of Appeals , COA11-229 (Judge Rick Elmore) , Published
State v Chapman

Habeas Corpus; jurisdiction; murder

, Court of Appeals , COA11-609 (Judge Rick Elmore) , Published
State v Cox

possession of firearm by felon; corpus delecti, confession, evidence aliundi

, Court of Appeals , COA11-919 (Judge Douglas McCullough) , Published
State v Holder

Ineffective assistance of counsel per se; defense counsel's admission of defendant's guilt of lesser-included offense; evidence of defendant's knowing and voluntary consent to defense counsel's admission.

, Court of Appeals , COA11-568 (Judge Wanda Bryant) , Published
State v King

Meaningful appellate review; plain error; right to silence; ineffective assistance of counsel

, Court of Appeals , COA11-526 (Judge Ann Calabria) , Published
State v King

Breach of plea agreement