Appellate Court Opinions

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15,488 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA20-712 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Published
State v. Jonas

Constitutionality of traffic stop; motion to suppress; guilty plea not pursuant to plea arrangement with the State.

, Court of Appeals , COA21-31 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
Thomas v. Oxendine

third-party custody; grandparent standing; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 50-13.1(a); conduct inconsistent with parental status; best interests of the child

, Court of Appeals , COA21-133 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
Wing v. Goldman Sachs Tr. Co.

Interlocutory appeal; NCGS 1-277; substantial right; NCGS 1A-1, Rule 26, NCGS 1A-1, Rule 45; statutory construction; attorney-client privilege; work product; privilege log; content of subpoena.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-508 (Judge Fred Gore) , Published
In re: A.C.

Evidentiary standard; constitutionally protected parental status; reunification efforts; and N.C. Gen. Stat. 7B-906.2(b)

, Court of Appeals , COA21-353 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Published
In re: J.G.

juvenile; disposition; transcript of admission; knowing and voluntary admission

, Court of Appeals , COA20-699 (Judge Fred Gore) , Published
Jackson v. Jackson

Separation agreement; child support; Pataky presumption; attorney?s fees, and imputation of income.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-667 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Published
Mughal v. Mesbahi

Violation of a nonjurisdictional rule; substantial and gross violation; sanctions under Rule 34(b).

, Court of Appeals , COA20-884 (Judge April Wood) , Published
Purvis v. Purvis

Marital property; separate property; divisible property; summary judgment; equitable division; North Carolina Equitable Distribution Act; education; educational debt; student loans; marital debt; adult children

, Court of Appeals , COA20-774 (Judge Fred Gore) , Published
State v. Kochetkov

Criminal; Motion to Suppress; Search and Seizure; Probable Cause; and Staleness.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-917 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Published
State v. Metcalf

Involuntary manslaughter; motion to strike jury venire; sufficiency of evidence; culpable negligence; proximate cause; validity of indictment

, Supreme Court , 91A21 (Justice Phil Berger Jr.) , Published
In re A.A.M.

Appeal from order terminating respondent-father's parental rights pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(7), willful abandonment of the juvenile.

, Supreme Court , 253A20 (Justice Sam Ervin IV) , Published
In re A.E.

Termination of parental rights pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1) (2019); sufficiency of the evidence.

, Supreme Court , 523A20 (Justice Robin Hudson) , Published
In re C.K.I.

Appeal from order terminating respondent-father's parental rights pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(7), willful abandonment of the juvenile.

, Supreme Court , 209A21 (Per Curiam) , Published
In re C.M.F.

Termination of parental rights; No-merit brief; Sufficiency of the evidence and the trial court's findings of fact to support the trial court's determination that respondent-mother's parental rights were subject to termination and the extent to which termination of respondent-mother's parental rights would be in the children's best interests.

, Supreme Court , 85A21 (Justice Sam Ervin IV) , Published
In re I.E.M.

Termination of parental rights; whether the trial court operated under a misapprehension of law when it terminated respondent-mother's parental rights pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(2).

, Supreme Court , 124A21 (Justice Michael Morgan) , Published
In re I.P.

Termination of parental rights; no-merit brief.

, Supreme Court , 514A20 (Justice Robin Hudson) , Published
In re J.B.

Termination of parental rights; whether respondent's parental rights were subject to termination based on neglect; whether the trial court abused its discretion in determining that termination was in the minor child's best interests.