Appellate Court Opinions

Slip opinions (court's decision in a case) filed and written by the justices of the Supreme Court or judges of the Court of Appeals

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33,453 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA21-86 (Judge Fred Gore) , Unpublished
Johnson v. Gyurisko

Modification of Child Custody; Substantial Change of Circumstances; Findings of Fact; and Pure Legal Custody.

, Court of Appeals , COA21-452 (Judge Fred Gore) , Published
Johnston v. Pyka

partial summary judgment; breach of contract; specific performance; implied warranty of habitability; summary ejectment; tortious interference with contract; fraud

, Court of Appeals , COA21-356 (Judge Darren Jackson) , Published
Kluttz-Ellison v. Noah's Playloft Preschool

worker's compensation; full commission did not abuse its discretion in allowing claimant's motion to submit additional evidence where good grounds existed for granting motion and Form 44 put defendants on notice of material aggravation theory; bariatric surgery was directly related to work injury that required right knee surgery and thus compensable where right knee surgery could not be safely performed before substantial weight loss that would result from bariatric surgery

, Court of Appeals , COA21-542 (Judge Fred Gore) , Unpublished
Maiwald v. Maiwald

Interlocutory, substantial right, and appointment of expert appraiser

, Court of Appeals , COA21-325 (Judge Fred Gore) , Unpublished
Mills v. Jackson

Motion to Dismiss Appeal; Rule 12(b)(6) Motion to Dismiss; Malicious Prosecution; Abuse of Process; and Probable Cause

, Court of Appeals , COA21-568 (Judge Fred Gore) , Published
Roark v. Yandle

denial of Rule 60(b) motion; attorney's fees; void judgment

, Court of Appeals , COA21-433 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Published
State v. Amator

trafficking, traffic stop, license plate, renewal sticker, Commissioner, DMV, reasonable suspicion, mistake of law, registration card, ambiguous

, Court of Appeals , COA21-202 (Judge Darren Jackson) , Published
State v. Ballard

motion for appropriate relief; Brady and Napue claims failed because of lack of probability allegedly wrongfully withheld or intentionally false evidence would have changed result of trial had it not been withheld or introduced; evidentiary hearing was required on ineffective assistance of counsel claim to determine whether failure to investigate key alibi witness prejudiced outcome of trial; gatekeeper order prohibiting the filing of future motions for appropriate relief was erroneous where there was no history of filing successive frivolous motions for appropriate relief

, Court of Appeals , COA21-715 (Judge Fred Gore) , Published
State v. Conner

Fifth Amendment; custodial interrogation; barricaded suspect; and clerical error

, Court of Appeals , COA21-493 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Published
State v. Darr

Miranda Rights; interrogation; confession; unambiguous request for counsel; motion to suppress; Fifth Amendment

, Court of Appeals , COA20-628 (Judge Fred Gore) , Unpublished
State v. Davenport

New trial; Motion to Dismiss; Rule of Evidence 404; Limiting Instructions; and Hearsay

, Court of Appeals , COA21-73 (Judge Fred Gore) , Unpublished
State v. Davis

proof of prior felony conviction; jury instruction; felonious possession of marijuana

, Court of Appeals , COA21-99 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Published
State v. Graham

Jury instructions; mandatory presumption; attorney-client privilege; motion to compel.

, Court of Appeals , COA21-611 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
State v. Ireland

special condition of probation; abuse of discretion; N.C.G.S. 15A-1343

, Court of Appeals , COA21-297 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
State v. Kitchen

Driving while intoxicated; motion to suppress medical record evidence; Fourth Amendment right to be free from warrantless search and seizure; harmless beyond a reasonable doubt; no prejudicial error.

, Court of Appeals , COA21-491 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Published
State v. Strickland

solicitation; first-degree murder; lesser included offense; improper closing argument