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 , COA19-282 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Published
State v. Sheffield

Rule 401; Rule 404(b); evidence of sexual materials; plain error; satellite based monitoring; error of law; in camera review of sealed documents.

, Court of Appeals , COA21-464 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Unpublished
State v. Trull

Petition for writ of certiorari; post-conviction DNA testing; materiality; no reasonable probability that the verdict would have been more favorable to Defendant

, Court of Appeals , COA21-377 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Unpublished
State v. Turner

Evidence admissible as a recorded recollection, N.C. Gen. Stat. 8C-1, Rule 803(5); Defendant established neither ineffective assistance of counsel nor ineffective assistance of counsel per se; judgment vacated and remanded for resentencing where lack of documentation of defendant's prior convictions impeded defendant's right to appeal his sentence.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-725 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Unpublished
State v. Whitford

Pretrial Determination of Immunity; Instructional Error; Repetitive or Excessive Evidence.

, Court of Appeals , COA21-229 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Published
TAC Stafford, LLC v. Town of Mooresville

summary judgment; development approvals; off-site improvements; municipal authority; statutory construction; attorneys' fees; reimbursement; exaction; mandamus; mootness

, Court of Appeals , COA21-335 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Published
Walker v. K&W Cafeterias

Workers' Compensation Act; subrogation; choice of law; distribution of attorneys' fees and costs

, Court of Appeals , COA21-570 (Judge John Tyson) , Unpublished
Webb v. N.C. State Highway Patrol

Industrial commission; subject matter jurisdiction; claims of negligence; intentional torts; constitutional claims.

, Supreme Court , 208A21 (Justice Anita Earls) , Published
In re A.E.S.H.

Termination of parental rights; whether the trial court erred in adjudicating the existence of neglect, such that there was a probability that neglect would recur if the juvenile was returned to respondent-father's care, and willful failure to correct the conditions that led to the juvenile's removal under N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1) and N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(2).

, Supreme Court , 266A21 (Justice Paul Newby) , Published
In re A.L.I.

Termination of parental rights; service of a summons upon a nonresident respondent-parent.

, Supreme Court , 113A21 (Justice Phil Berger Jr.) , Published
In re A.N.D.

Appeal from order terminating respondent-father's parental rights; whether the trial court abused its discretion by concluding that termination of parental rights was in the children's best interests.

, Supreme Court , 90A21 (Justice Tamara Barringer) , Published
In re C.S.

Termination of parental rights; whether the trial court erred by determining that there was a showing of past neglect and a probability of a repetition of neglect pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1) and whether the trial court erred by determining that termination was in the child's best interests.

, Supreme Court , 249A21 (Justice Anita Earls) , Published
In re D.D.M.

Termination of parental rights; whether the trial court erred in adjudicating the existence of neglect and willful failure to make reasonable progress in correcting the conditions that led to the juvenile's removal under N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1) and N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(2).

, Supreme Court , 268A21 (Justice Tamara Barringer) , Published
In re D.I.L.

Whether the trial court erred by determining that there was a substantial likelihood of repetition of neglect if the juvenile was returned to respondent's care.

, Supreme Court , 227A21 (Justice Paul Newby) , Published
In re H.R.S.

Termination of parental rights; whether the trial court abused its discretion in concluding that termination of parental rights was in the juvenile's best interests.

, Supreme Court , 166A21 (Justice Michael Morgan) , Published
In re J.C.

Termination of parental rights; standard of proof.

, Supreme Court , 154A21 (Justice Michael Morgan) , Published
In re J.I.G.

Whether the trial court's findings of fact, when supported by clear, cogent, and convincing evidence, were sufficient to support the trial court's adjudication that grounds existed to terminate the parental rights of respondent.

, Supreme Court , 301A21 (Justice Tamara Barringer) , Published
In re K.N.L.P.

Whether the trial court abused its discretion when it concluded termination was in the juvenile's best interests.

, Supreme Court , 155A21 (Justice Paul Newby) , Published
In re L.D.

Termination of parental rights; whether the evidence supports the trial court's findings of fact; whether the trial court properly concluded that respondent's parental rights were subject to termination under N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(2).