Appellate Court Opinions

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19,139 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA20-383 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
State v. Kwiagaye

motion to suppress; right to counsel; findings of fact; material conflict in evidence

, Court of Appeals , COA20-703 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Unpublished
State v. May

methamphetamine, trafficking, keeping, selling, controlled substances, narcotics, dwelling, search warrant, drug paraphernalia, residence, residency, occupancy, certiorari, plain error, motion to suppress, nexus, property, possession, ineffective assistance of counsel, conspiracy, joinder, severance

, Court of Appeals , COA20-557 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Unpublished
State v. McNeill

motion to dismiss; one count of first-degree sexual offense with a child; N.C. Gen. Stat., Sec. 14-27.1(4) (2013); substantial evidence of digital penetration; no error; North Carolina Rule of Evidence 404(b); issue unpreserved for review on appeal

, Court of Appeals , COA20-781 (Judge John Tyson) , Unpublished
State v. Robert Bradley Cranford

Disseminating an obscenity; revenge porn; waiver of jury trial; NCGS 15A-1201(d)(1); First Amendment.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-686 (Judge John Tyson) , Unpublished
State v. Roberts

Hit and run causing physical injury; possession of firearm by a felon; habitual felon status; State concedes error; plea arrangement; NCGS 15A-1024; sentencing.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-596 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Unpublished
State v. Suggs

statutory sex offense, statutory sexual offense with a child by an adult, indecent liberties, sexual assault, pediatric, disseminating obscenity, jury instruction, lesser-included offense, sexual act, attempt, disparate offense, disjunctive, mandatory minimum sentence, constitutional right, unanimous jury, Eighth Amendment, second-degree murder

, Court of Appeals , COA20-592 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Unpublished
Barrier v. City of Kannapolis

Workers' compensation; challenged findings of fact; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-2(6); compensable injury

, Court of Appeals , COA21-36 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
In re AP

permanency planning order; Rule 17 Guardian ad litem

, Court of Appeals , COA21-148 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Unpublished
In re D.R.

trial court's findings of fact were supported by clear and convincing evidence; trial court's findings of fact supported adjudication of neglect; relevancy of evidence of prior abuse of another juvenile; no-merit brief pursuant to N.C. R. App. P. 3.1(e).

, Court of Appeals , COA21-124 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
In Re L.B.

juvenile delinquency; sufficiency of verdict; possession of a firearm with an altered serial number; interdisciplinary evaluation

, Court of Appeals , COA21-107 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Unpublished
In re R.W., A.R.

Juvenile abuse and neglect; permanency planning; cessation of reunification efforts; guardianship award; visitation order

, Court of Appeals , COA20-600 (Judge Fred Gore) , Unpublished
In re: J.A.H.

delinquency; adjudication and disposition; limitation on cross-examination; in camera review; improper closing statement; cumulative error

, Court of Appeals , COA20-627 (Judge April Wood) , Unpublished
Robert McKoy

Possession of a firearm by a felon; motion to dismiss; insufficient evidence; constructive possession; knowledge

, Court of Appeals , COA19-859 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
Smith v. Novant Health, Inc.

Medical malpractice; administrative negligence claims; exclusion of expert testimony from hospital administrator under Rule 702; record insufficient for meaningful appellate review; exclusion of evidence under Rule 403

, Court of Appeals , COA20-583 (Judge Darren Jackson) , Unpublished
State of N. Carolina v. Tammy Jo Hernandez

failure to instruct on lesser-included offense of possession of methamphetamine to charge of trafficking in methamphetamine by possession did not constitute plain error; remand for correction of clerical error in judgment was required where judgment listed incorrect offense