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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15,488 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA20-721 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Published
State v. Crew

Motion to dismiss; leading question during direct examination; plain error; restitution; authority to immediately convert restitution award to civil judgment

, Court of Appeals , COA21-153 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Published
State v. Guinn

modification of probation; right to counsel; waiver; N.C. Gen. Stat. 15A-1242; subject-matter jurisdiction

, Court of Appeals , COA20-715 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Published
State v. Heath

motion to suppress, conflicting material evidence

, Court of Appeals , COA20-894 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Published
State v. Steele

embezzlement; fiduciary duty; jury instructions

, Court of Appeals , COA21-303 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. Ward

Sixth amendment, right to counsel, self-representation, expert witness, bolstering credibility of prosecuting witness, plain error review, ineffective assistance of counsel.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-708 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Published
Asare v. Asare

alimony, divisible property, unequal distribution

, Court of Appeals , COA20-823 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Published
Barus v. Coffey

Rule 12(b)(6), motion to modify child support

, Court of Appeals , COA21-379 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
In re: K.H.

Trial court did not err in adjudicating juvenile neglected, N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-101(15); trial court properly admitted drug test results pursuant to the business records exception to the hearsay rule, N.C. Gen. Stat. § 8C-1, Rule 803(6), trial court did not abuse its discretion in juvenile disposition order.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-795 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Published
State v. Hogan

excuse juror for cause; clerical error

, Court of Appeals , COA21-212 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Published
State v. Redmond

Fatal variance, special property interest, injury to personal property, restitution, unsold property, market value not speculative

, Court of Appeals , COA20-434 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Published
State v. Thompson

Motion to dismiss; fleeing to elude arrest; reasonable articulable suspicion; probable cause; N.C.G.S § 15A-401.

, Court of Appeals , COA21-111 (Judge April Wood) , Published
Hirschler v. Hirschler

Contempt; civil contempt; criminal contempt; Moot; age of majority; dismissed; notice; sua sponte

, Court of Appeals , COA21-158 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
Mendez v. Mendez

Child support modification; imputing plaintiff's income; depressing income; bad faith; extraordinary expenses; attorney's fees; medical conditions.

, Court of Appeals , COA21-221 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
Roberson v. Trupoint Bank

Judgment on the pleadings; lack of enforceable agreement; negligent misrepresentation; fraud; particularity of averments of fraud; NCGS 1A-1, Rule9(b)

, Court of Appeals , COA21-175 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
Rural Empowerment Ass'n for Cmty. Help v. State of N.C.

Right to Farm Act legislative amendments; three-judge panel; facial constitutional challenge; Law of the Land Clause; private versus general laws; right to trial by jury; limitations on damages; nuisance; agricultural and forestry activities; statute of limitation.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-610 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. Applewhite

Right to counsel; sufficient indictment; pro se representation; competency to stand trial; prior record level; no merger; NCGS 14-43.11(a)(i); human trafficking; promoting prostitution; habitual felon status; NCGS 90-113.22A