Appellate Court Opinions

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15,488 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA20-20 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. Crudup

Felony larceny; felony breaking and entering; habitual felon; waiver of counsel; abuse of discretion; refusal to participate in trial; standby counsel.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-680 (Judge Darren Jackson) , Published
State v. Daw

habeas corpus; petitioner failed to make threshold showing that an act, omission, or event had occurred entitling him to be discharged

, Court of Appeals , COA20-332 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Published
State v. Doisey

Constitutional right to counsel; waiver; resentencing; motion for appropriate relief

, Court of Appeals , COA20-50 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
State v. Ezzell

N.C. Gen. Stat. 8C-1, Rule 104; N.C. Gen. Stat. 8C-1, Rule 1101; N.C. Gen. Stat. 8C-1, Rule 702; applicability of rules of evidence to suppression hearings; probable cause of driving while impaired

, Court of Appeals , COA20-534 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. Flow

First-degree sexual offense; first-degree rape; DVPO with a firearm; voluntary absence from trial; competency; unanimous jury verdict.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-718 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Published
State v. Hendricks

Subject-Matter Jurisdiction; Revocation of Special Probation

, Court of Appeals , COA20-330 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
State v. Hensley

indecent liberties with a minor; no error when trial court failed to intervene ex mero motu during closing argument; closing argument remarks not grossly improper

, Court of Appeals , COA20-256 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Published
State v. Sechrest

indecent liberties with a child, facially valid indictment with minor?s initials, vouching.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-147 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Published
State v. Watson

felony murder; statutory rape; inconsistent verdicts

, Supreme Court , 380A20 (Justice Michael Morgan) , Published
In re A.M.

Termination of parental rights; whether findings of fact were sufficient to support a ground for termination of parental rights under N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(2), failure to make reasonable progress; and whether the trial court abused its discretion by determining termination of parental rights was in the children's best interests.

, Supreme Court , 271A20 (Justice Paul Newby) , Published
In re A.R.W.

Termination of parental rights pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1)-(2); No-merit review pursuant to Rule 3.1(e) of the North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure.

, Supreme Court , 24A20 (Justice Phil Berger Jr.) , Published
In re A.W.

Appeal from an order adjudicating juvenile a neglected and dependent juvenile; whether the trial court erred in failing to make reunification a part of the juvenile's permanent plan; appeal from an order terminating respondent-mother's parental rights based on neglect.

, Supreme Court , 224A20 (Justice Sam Ervin IV) , Published
In re D.A.A.R.

Termination of parental rights; willful failure to make reasonable progress to correct conditions leading to the juvenile's removal from the home; reasonableness of respondent's progress.

, Supreme Court , 351A20 (Per Curiam) , Published
In re G.D.H.

Termination of parental rights pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1)-(2); no-merit review pursuant to Rule 3.1(e) of the North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure.