Appellate Court Opinions

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19,475 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA20-641 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Unpublished
State v. Lewis

State presented evidence sufficient for trial court's denial Defendant's motion to dismiss charges of child abuse by inflicting serious bodily injury and serious physical injury under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-318.4(a) (2019) and N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-318.4(a3) (2019).

, Court of Appeals , COA19-781 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Unpublished
State v. Pittman

Constitutional right to counsel,waiver of assigned counsel

, Court of Appeals , COA20-397 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
State v. Watkins

plain error; assault with a deadly weapon; jury instructions; lesser-included offense

, Court of Appeals , COA20-483 (Judge Darren Jackson) , Unpublished
White v. Allstate Ins. Co.

unfair and deceptive practices; admission of untimely affidavit was not abuse of discretion; pre-suit release did not bar claims against non-party; fact issue existed as to when statute of limitations period on unfair and deceptive practices claim began to run; summary judgment was improper where evidence was sufficient to support claim for unfair and deceptive practices

, Court of Appeals , COA19-1152 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
Cousin v. Cousin

issues include whether court miscalculated defendant's income for computing child support and applied the wrong set of child support guidelines; and whether the court erred by entering an alimony award not based upon the income of the parties as of the date of the entry of the order

, Court of Appeals , COA20-507 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Unpublished
In re K.R.

Child custody, UCCJEA, jurisdiction to modify foreign custody determination, temporary emergency jurisdiction

, Court of Appeals , COA20-871 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Unpublished
In re S.M.

Juvenile disposition order; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-2502(c); interdisciplinary evaluation

, Court of Appeals , COA20-205 (Judge Fred Gore) , Unpublished
Isak v. Williams

Jury instructions; negligence; sudden emergency doctrine

, Court of Appeals , COA20-318 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Unpublished
State v. Broadway

Hearsay; exceptions; excited utterance; lack of spontaneity; motive to fabricate

, Court of Appeals , COA20-420 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
State v. Brooks

felony obstruction of justice, jury instruction, plain error

, Court of Appeals , COA20-259 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Unpublished
State v. Burns

Motion to Suppress; Out-of-court identification; No error

, Court of Appeals , COA19-555 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Unpublished
State v. Carver

Coercing a jury verdict; Plain Error

, Court of Appeals , COA20-529 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Unpublished
State v. Coltrane

No plain error in trial court's admission of expert witness testimony; no plain error in trial court's allowing reference to drugs, cocaine, etc. based on visual observations of substances.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-380 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
State v. Garcia

subject-matter jurisdiction; ineffective assistance of counsel; improper opinion; witness vouching

, Court of Appeals , COA20-331 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
State v. Hall

motion to dismiss; plain error review; lay testimony; expert testimony; exhibit not in evidence

, Court of Appeals , COA20-252 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
State v. Helton

issue is whether court erred by denying defendant's motion to dismiss the charge of notarizing a vehicle title without the principal present with the intent to commit fraud in violation of NCGS 10B-60(d); the crux is whether the State presented sufficient evidence to establish that defendant was a notary as plainly required under the aforesaid provision

, Court of Appeals , COA20-510 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
State v. Hernandez

motion to dismiss for insufficient evidence, jury instruction, driving while impaired