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, Court of Appeals , COA20-315 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
State v. Alexander

Kidnapping; sufficient evidence of separate confinement or restraint apart from that inherent in underlying assaults; sufficient evidence of each alternative theory of purpose for kidnapping; challenge to instruction that knife was deadly weapon as matter of law; requirement that evidentiary challenges show prejudice

, Court of Appeals , COA20-631 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
State v. Dillard

motion to suppress; probable cause; staleness of information in affidavit; trafficking

, Court of Appeals , COA20-354 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Unpublished
State v. Finney

DWI, Motion to Suppress; Probable Cause

, Court of Appeals , COA20-454 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
State v. Floyd

jury instructions; lesser-included offense; involuntary manslaughter

, Court of Appeals , COA20-582 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Unpublished
State v. McKoy

? Motions to dismiss
? First-degree murder; robbery with a dangerous weapon; discharging a firearm within city limits in violation of local ordinance
? Conflicting evidence of self-defense
? Substantial evidence of premeditation and deliberation
? Taking of weapon and murder were so linked in time to constitute a continuous transaction
? Failure to introduce city ordinance in evidence

, Court of Appeals , COA20-414 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
State v. Milton

Cyberstalking; plain error; challenge to admission of evidence excluded by prior ruling on motion in limine; unpreserved challenge to prosecutor's statements during jury selection

, Court of Appeals , COA20-375 (Judge Darren Jackson) , Unpublished
State v. O'Neal

no abuse of discretion where trial court refused to admit evidence of the victim's mental illness because prosecution witness's testimony about victim's mental health was summary and did not open the door to an entirely new line of inquiry on the subject

, Court of Appeals , COA20-630 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
State v. Phifer

motion to suppress, petition for writ of certiorari, Fourth Amendment search

, Court of Appeals , COA20-504 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Unpublished
State v. Ramirez

Bail forfeiture; voluntary dismissal; sanctions; Rule 41

, Court of Appeals , COA20-509 (Judge John Tyson) , Unpublished
State v. Taylor

Sexual exploitation of a minor; statutory sex offense; lifetime SBM; writ of certiorari; Rule 2; NCGS 7A-451(a)(18); ineffective assistance of counsel.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-424 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Unpublished
State v. Williams

Rule 702 of evidence; Review for plain error; Abuse of discretion; Petition for Writ of Certiorari

, Court of Appeals , COA20-450 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
Williams v. Reardon

Challenge to decades-old covenants in residential subdivision; Real Property Marketable Title Act; exception for covenants that are part of a scheme of development and that restrict the property to residential use only, or more narrowly to multi-family or single-family residential use only; statutory construction

, Court of Appeals , COA20-345 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Unpublished
In re J.C.

trial court's inquiry into potentially incompetent parent's need for a guardian ad litem; waiver of constitutionally protected parental status issue on appeal; necessary findings regarding supervised visitation costs.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-463 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Unpublished
State v. Brook

no error in trial court's denial of defendant's post-sentencing motion to withdraw Alford plea; manifest injustice standard

, Court of Appeals , COA20-312 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Unpublished
State v. Calloway

Attorney fees, State v. Friend, notice and opportunity to be heard, motion to dismiss, possession of a firearm by a felon, circumstantial evidence.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-340 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
State v. Chaudoin

ineffective assistance of counsel; Harbison; petition for writ of certiorari; Rule 2; satellite-based monitoring; duplicative court costs

, Court of Appeals , COA20-400 (Judge John Tyson) , Unpublished
State v. Jumper

Second degree murder; imperfect self defense; jury instructions; plain error review; aggressor; provocation; withdrawal from a fight.