Appellate Court Opinions

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33,453 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA21-465 (Judge Darren Jackson) , Unpublished
State of N. Carolina v. Jared Eugene Nicholson

trial court did not err in allowing officer testimony about his subsequent actions after interviewing non-testifying co-defendant; it was not plain error for the trial court to allow prosecutor to ask leading question about identity of defendant or to specify the items of stolen property in jury instructions for charge of felony larceny; thus, no errors occurred, the cumulative effect of which required a new trial

, Court of Appeals , COA21-459 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Published
State v. Adams

child abuse, motion to dismiss, voir dire, probation

, Court of Appeals , COA22-35 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
State v. Burbage

probation revocation; absconding; clerical error

, Court of Appeals , COA21-498 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Published
State v. Cheers

satellite-based monitoring; term of 30 years; trial court's jurisdiction to conduct SBM hearing; recidivist also convicted of offense involving physical, mental, or sexual abuse of minor; sufficient findings to support highest possible level of supervision

, Court of Appeals , COA21-801 (Judge John Tyson) , Unpublished
State v. Goncalves

Search incident to Arrest;
Motion to Suppress;
Waiver at Trial;
Rule 404(b);
Plain Error Review

, Court of Appeals , COA21-765 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Unpublished
State v. Justin Lee Abernathy

Motion to suppress, reasonable suspicion for investigatory stop, probable cause to search vehicle, de minimis extension of stop for K9 sniff

, Court of Appeals , COA21-531 (Judge John Tyson) , Unpublished
State v. Kirk

Anders brief;
Motion to Preserve;
Evidence + DNA;
Testing

, Court of Appeals , COA21-647 (Judge John Tyson) , Unpublished
State v. Laquan Leon Williams

First Degree Murder;
Premeditation and Deliberation;
Lying in Wait;
Motion to Dismiss;
Jury Instructions;
Denial of Mistrial

, Court of Appeals , COA21-461 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Unpublished
State v. Lassiter

first-degree murder, attempted murder, insanity defense, victim impact evidence

, Court of Appeals , COA21-698 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Published
State v. Lawson

Criminal Pleadings, Sufficiency of Indictments, Animal Cruelty, Improper Closing Argument

, Court of Appeals , COA21-699 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
State v. Mason Troy Nickelson

possession of a weapon by a prisoner; sufficiency of indictment; motion to dismiss; lay opinion

, Court of Appeals , COA21-437 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Unpublished
State v. Mintz

driving while impaired, motion to continue, motion to dismiss

, Court of Appeals , COA21-669 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Unpublished
State v. Outlaw

Suppression motion, traffic stop, consent, consensual encounter with public officer, scope of consent

, Court of Appeals , COA21-789 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
State v. Samuel Boswelf

possession with intent to manufacture, sell, or deliver marijuana; motion for joinder; motion to dismiss for insufficiency of the evidence; intent element

, Court of Appeals , COA22-9 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Published
State v. See

voluntary discovery; N.C. Gen. Stat. 15A-903; laboratory records

, Court of Appeals , COA22-62 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Unpublished
Suozzo v. Suozzo

separation agreement, the doctrine of laches, accumulation of payment obligation

, Court of Appeals , COA22-245 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Unpublished
Zhang v. Zhang

Summary judgment, issue of material fact, defamation, truth of statements, negligence, breach of duty

, Supreme Court , 62PA21 (Justice Sam Ervin IV) , Published
Anderson Creek Partners, L.P. v. Cnty. of Harnett

Whether 'capacity use' fees charged to residential property developers for the purpose of expanding and improving the county's water and sewage system as a precondition for the county's concurrence in a developer's application to the Department of Environmental Quality for a required water and sewer permit constitute monetary exactions subject to review under the 'unconstitutional conditions' doctrine.

, Supreme Court , 219A21 (Per Curiam) , Published
Buckley, LLP v. Series 1 of Oxford Ins. Co., NC, LLC

Affirming a business court order and opinion based on its proper application of the law of attorney-client privilege to communications with an outside law firm made in the course of investigation of alleged violations of company's sexual harassment policy.