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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19,475 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA20-798 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
State v. Austin Cody

Ineffective assistance of counsel; lack of motion for appropriate relief; dismissed without prejudice

, Court of Appeals , COA20-902 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
State v. Jason Campbell

probation violation; subject matter jurisdiction; N.C.G.S. 15A-1344

, Court of Appeals , COA20-833 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Unpublished
State v. Mason

aggravating factor; armed with a deadly weapon; vehicle as a deadly weapon; new sentencing hearing or new proceedings entirely

, Court of Appeals , COA20-893 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Unpublished
State v. White

Confrontation Clause, excited utterance, harmless, hearsay, testimonial

, Court of Appeals , COA21-216 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Unpublished
In re A.T.

neglect; dependency; findings of fact did not support conclusions of law that juvenile was a neglected and dependent juvenile

, Court of Appeals , COA21-174 (Judge Darren Jackson) , Unpublished
In re. V.W.

trial court's challenged factual findings were supported by competent evidence; adjudication of neglect was supported by findings of fact

, Court of Appeals , COA21-96 (Judge Fred Gore) , Unpublished
In re: A.G.

Permanency Planning Order, Constitutionally Protected Parental Status, and Guardianship Order

, Court of Appeals , COA21-120 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Unpublished
Jacobs v. Dudley

Child custody; temporary order; best interests of the child; sufficiency of findings of fact and conclusions of law; decision-making authority

, Court of Appeals , COA21-109 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
Matter of XDPS

Permanency planning; guardianship with non-parent; conduct inconsistent with a parent?s constitutionally protected status

, Court of Appeals , COA20-825 (Judge Darren Jackson) , Unpublished
McKinney v. Eshleman

competent evidence supported trial court's findings of fact; conversion satisfied predicate requirement for unfair and deceptive practices claim

, Court of Appeals , COA20-897 (Judge Darren Jackson) , Unpublished
Provident Life & Accident Ins. Co. v. Brown

trial court did not err in awarding summary judgment to ex-husband of decedent who was the beneficiary of an insurance policy; there was no jury question that attempted beneficiary change was not ineffective

, Court of Appeals , COA20-666 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Unpublished
State v, James Ross Inman

Fatal variance between indictment and evidence presented, armed robbery with a dangerous weapon, victim and items stolen not essential elements of crime

, Court of Appeals , COA20-614 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Unpublished
State v. Best

admission of lay testimony; testimony on subsequent thoughts

, Court of Appeals , COA20-906 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Unpublished
State v. Reed

motion to suppress; custody; interrogation; inculpatory statements; sex offender registry; satellite-based monitoring

, Court of Appeals , COA20-716 (Judge Darren Jackson) , Unpublished
State v. Ricardo V. Hale

trial court's error in failing to give curative instruction after sustaining objection during closing argument did not prejudice defendant based on the evidence of his guilt; abuse of discretion applies to trial court's decision whether to give additional jury instructions and trial court did not abuse its discretion by rereading substantive instructions rather than directly answering jury's question; record did not affirmatively disclose that trial court relied on pending charge when sentencing defendant to consecutive sentences