Appellate Court Opinions

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19,117 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA22-306 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Unpublished
State v. Minton

Jury instructions; plain error; Section 14-53.1; excessive force; aggressor doctrine; judgment notwithstanding the verdict.

, Court of Appeals , COA22-556 (Judge John Tyson) , Unpublished
State v. Reavis

Indecent liberties with a child;
Plea agreement;
Sentencing calculation error;
Remand for correction;

, Court of Appeals , COA22-485 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Unpublished
State v. Ruff

expert testimony, reliability, preservation, GCMS

, Court of Appeals , COA20-692 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
State v. Smith

Confrontation Clause; probable cause hearing; no meaningful prior opportunity to cross-examine witness; constitutional error not harmless beyond a reasonable doubt

, Court of Appeals , COA21-691 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Unpublished
Gilleland v. Adams

Procedure for Standing in child custody hearing, parent and child relationship, unchallenged findings of fact are binding.

, Court of Appeals , COA22-31 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
Hwang v. Cairns

employment contract; sovereign immunity; public official immunity; summary judgment; Rule 15

, Court of Appeals , COA22-21 (Per Curiam) , Unpublished
In re M.W.

abused and neglected juvenile; home state of the juvenile; temporary emergency jurisdiction; N.C. Gen. Stat. section 50A-204; caretaker status; preservation; N.C. Gen. Stat. section 7B-903; statutory interpretation

, Court of Appeals , COA22-347 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Unpublished
State v. Abrams

Permissible scope of Terry frisk; motion to suppress; armed and dangerous; reasonable suspicion; ?plain feel? doctrine; ?immediately apparent? object; probable cause.

, Court of Appeals , COA22-379 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
State v. Anderson

plain error review; Rule 403; post-arrest silence; no prejudicial error; in camera review; preservation; appellate record; motion to dismiss

, Court of Appeals , COA22-184 (Judge April Wood) , Unpublished
State v. Bryan

Alford plea; restitution; restitution worksheet; contractual nature of plea agreement; prosecutor's statements; N.C. Gen. Stat. Sec.15A-1340.36.

, Court of Appeals , COA22-628 (Judge Fred Gore) , Unpublished
State v. Cox

second-degree murder; Rule 404(b); jury instructions

, Court of Appeals , COA22-551 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Unpublished
State v. Messer

Breaking or entering; N.C. Gen. Stat. 14-54(a); felonious larceny; restitution award; definite and certain stipulation; motion to dismiss; sufficiency of the evidence; intent to commit larceny.

, Court of Appeals , COA22-513 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
State v. Thomas

Confrontation Clause; preservation; general objection

, Court of Appeals , COA22-578 (Judge Fred Gore) , Unpublished
Young v. City of Durham

minor special use permit; quasi-judicial decision; competent, material, and substantial evidence in the record; review factors; sufficient findings of fact; exclusion of witness testimony

, Court of Appeals , COA22-431 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Unpublished
Bates v. Staples, Inc.

Affirm; N.C. R. Civ. P. 5(b)(2); Rule 55; default judgment; issue preservation; summary judgment; 42 U.S.C. 1981; 42 U.S.C. 1983; state action, discrimination