Appellate Court Opinions

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19,139 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA20-503 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Unpublished
Rissmann v. Rissmann

Marriage, separation, child support, alimony, equitable distribution, attorneys fees, dependent spouse, supporting spouse, standard of living, unreasonable expenses, reasonable expenses

, Court of Appeals , COA20-755 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Unpublished
State of N. Carolina v. Joe Wesley Carter

grant State's motion to dismiss; issue Defendant's writ of certiorari; motion for post-conviction DNA testing; North Carolina General Statute Section 15A-269(a); vacate portion of trial court's order barring similar future motions

, Court of Appeals , COA20-524 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Unpublished
State of N. Carolina v. William Matthew Fortney

First-degree murder, robbery with dangerous weapon, second-degree murder, jury instruction, acting in concert, common plan, premeditation, deliberation, motion to dismiss, continuous chain of events, predicate felony

, Court of Appeals , COA20-626 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
State v. Alvin Nathaneal Smith

Batson challenge; facially neutral explanations for juror strikes; proof of purposeful discrimination

, Court of Appeals , COA20-498 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Unpublished
State v. Antwan Bernard Parker

Fleeing to elude arrest, resisting public officer, possession of marijuana, child abuse, drug dealer, illegal drugs, testimony, character evidence, reasonable suspicion, reputation, motion to dismiss, substantial evidence, substantial risk of injury, reckless driving, close question

, Court of Appeals , COA20-773 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Unpublished
State v. Beard

Admissibility; relevancy; Rule 403; Rule 608(b); witness' specific instances of conduct; impeachment

, Court of Appeals , COA20-239 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
State v. Blakley

Sex offender registration; willful failure to notify of change of address; jury instructions on willfulness element; ex post facto challenge to changes in sex offender registration statutes

, Court of Appeals , COA20-316 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Unpublished
State v. Christman

Indecent liberties, statutory sexual offense, statutory sexual offense with a child by an adult, expert witness, disclose, disclosure, vouch, truthfulness, plain error, child sexual abuse, child victim, credibility, penetration, sexual act, labia

, Court of Appeals , COA20-611 (Judge Fred Gore) , Unpublished
State v. Fernando Alvarez

motion to suppress; constitutionality of checkpoint; primary programmatic purpose; independent reasonable suspicion

, Court of Appeals , COA20-410 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Unpublished
State v. Johnson

Defendant convicted of possession of a firearm by a felon, possession of a stolen firearm, possession of cocaine, and knowingly maintaining a dwelling to keep a controlled substance; issue writ of certiorari; motions to dismiss for insufficiency of evidence; no substantial evidence that Defendant allowed others to resort to his dwelling to use controlled substances; North Carolina General Statutes Section 90-108(a)(7); reversed and remanded in part; North Carolina Rule of Evidence 702; reliability of expert testimony; no plain error

, Court of Appeals , COA20-401 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Unpublished
State v. Morrow

probable cause, DWI, impaired, HGN Test, breath test, motion to suppress, totality of the circumstances

, Court of Appeals , COA20-135 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Unpublished
State v. Powell

certiorari, attorney?s fees, restitution order, opportunity to be heard

, Court of Appeals , COA20-787 (Judge Darren Jackson) , Unpublished
State v. Takiea Nicole Tull

no violation of the right to confrontation occurred during probation violation proceeding; ineffective assistance of counsel claim failed where there was no showing that counsel's performance was deficient; trial court did not abuse its discretion in finding that the defendant willfully failed to pay monies owed as a condition of probation

, Court of Appeals , COA20-355 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Unpublished
State v. Torrey Jermaine Grady

Relevance, undue prejudice, substantially outweighed, improper closing statement, caretaker abuse, manipulation by defendant