Appellate Court Opinions

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19,139 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA20-599 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
Ross v. SBI

Industrial Commission; State Tort Claims Act; Rule 60 motion for relief from judgment; Rule 60(b)(3); untimely motion; Rule 60(b)(6); abuse of discretion standard

, Court of Appeals , COA19-1157 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
State v. Forte

N.C. Gen. Stat. 15A-1354(a); discretion to impose consecutive or concurrent sentences; notice and opportunity to be heard before imposition of civil judgment for attorneys' fees; duplicative court costs; fee not supported by evidence

, Court of Appeals , COA20-172 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
State v. Gavin

First degree kidnapping; motion to dismiss; sufficiency of the evidence; intent to terrorize victim

, Court of Appeals , COA20-642 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Unpublished
State v. Kisha Joann Welch

Felony child abuse; motion to dismiss; reliability of expert testimony; motion to continue; sufficient notice of expert testimony; relevant evidence; character evidence; closing arguments.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-565 (Judge Darren Jackson) , Unpublished
State v. Lent

child sexual abuse; trial court did not err in allowing witness testimony about what victim disclosed; no error or abuse of discretion in admission of evidence of the defendant's masturbation; fact of the defendant's probation was admitted as evidence of flight; defendant did not receive ineffective assistance of counsel

, Court of Appeals , COA20-609 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
State v. Lindsey

Drug offenses; appeal from guilty plea; appellate jurisdiction; petition for writ of certiorari; sufficiency of factual basis; defendant's right to be heard before imposition of court-appointed attorneys' fees

, Court of Appeals , COA20-601 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
State v. Othello York

Drug offenses; challenges to admission of testimony; ineffective assistance of counsel claim; plain error

, Court of Appeals , COA20-558 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Unpublished
Goforth v. LR Dev.-Charlotte, LLC

real estate financing transactions; North Carolina General Statute Chapter 45, Article 7; future advances; validity v. priority; deed of trust secured by real property; maturity date; record notice; summary judgment; affirmed and modified in part; reversed and remanded in part

, Court of Appeals , COA20-891 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
In re N.T., K.M., and A.C.

Juvenile abuse and neglect; permanency planning; guardianship; trial court's duties under Indian Child Welfare Act

, Court of Appeals , COA20-342 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Unpublished
State v. Adam Wayne Eller

felony larceny of a motor vehicle; insufficient evidence of value of vehicle; vacate in part and remand for resentencing; enter judgment on lesser-included misdemeanor larceny; breaking and entering with intent to commit a felony therein; evidence of intent to commit larceny of car keys at time of entrance into home; no error; remand to correct clerical errors in felony breaking and entering status and class in judgment

, Court of Appeals , COA20-598 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
State v. Brandon Dion Greene

Possession with intent to sell or deliver within 1000 feet of a school; motion to dismiss; sufficiency of evidence; constructive possession; intent to sell or deliver; statutory interpretation of within 1000 feet of a school

, Court of Appeals , COA20-408 (Judge April Wood) , Unpublished
State v. Brisbon

Possession of a firearm by a felon; ineffective assistance of counsel; motion to dismiss; constructive possession; prior convictions

, Court of Appeals , COA20-502 (Judge April Wood) , Unpublished
State v. Christopher Gene Crawford

Willful failure to appear; motion to dismiss; sufficient evidence; inference; willfulness; habitual felon status