Appellate Court Opinions

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33,106 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA20-292 (Judge Darren Jackson) , Published
King v. Duke Energy Progress, LLC

trespass to timber; measure of damages where trees are ornamental and have little or no commercial value after being cut; replacement cost constitutes competent evidence of diminution in value of real estate owned for personal use

, Court of Appeals , COA20-365 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
Poulos v. Poulos

motion to dismiss, interlocutory appeal, res judicata

, Court of Appeals , COA19-838 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
State v. Bridges

hearsay; N.C. Evid. R. 803(3); declarant's then-existing state of mind; closing arguments; trial court's failure to intervene ex mero motu; law of self-defense

, Court of Appeals , COA19-1063 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Published
State v. Corpening

? jurisdictional defect under North Carolina Rule of Appellate Procedure 3(d)
? motion to dismiss allowed
? petition for writ of certiorari granted
? attorney's fees

, Court of Appeals , COA20-8 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
State v. DiPietro

motion to continue; effective assistance of counsel; failure to show prejudice

, Court of Appeals , COA19-745 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Unpublished
State v. Eakes

False Pretense, misrepresentation, ineffective assistance of counsel, indictment, evidence at trial, jury instructions, fatal variance

, Court of Appeals , COA19-615 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Published
State v. Edwards

First degree murder; jury instruction on lack of flight; harmless error

, Court of Appeals , COA20-286 (Judge Darren Jackson) , Unpublished
State v. Gaddy

trial court lacked subject matter jurisdiction where indictment charging perjury lacked the allegedly false statement

, Court of Appeals , COA20-62 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Unpublished
State v. Harris

No error; Motion to dismiss; Lesser-included offense instruction; Sentencing; Remand for clerical error.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-284 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
State v. Howie

motion to dismiss for insufficient evidence, N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-208.7

, Court of Appeals , COA20-281 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Unpublished
State v. Jones

reasonable articulable suspicion, abandoned argument, no prejudicial error

, Court of Appeals , COA20-91 (Judge Darren Jackson) , Unpublished
State v. Lindsey

jury instructions on charge of failure to register as a sex offender; any error in misplacing the word willfully in the instructions did not constitute plain error

, Court of Appeals , COA20-109 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Unpublished
State v. McSpadden

common law robbery, resisting public officer, assault on government official, surveillance video, limiting instruction, ex mero motu, opening statement, closing argument, jury argument

, Court of Appeals , COA20-55 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Unpublished
State v. Silvernale

Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967); appeal wholly frivolous; appeal dismissed

, Court of Appeals , COA20-131 (Judge John Tyson) , Unpublished
State v. Tabb

Possession of cocaine and marijuana; unchallenged findings of fact; motion to suppress; 4th amendment seizure of driver and occupants.

, Supreme Court , 213A20 (Justice Anita Earls) , Published
In re C.L.H.

Appeal from an order terminating respondent's parental rights; termination of respondent's parental rights pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1), (4), (6); neglect; willful failure to pay child support; dependency.

, Supreme Court , 99A20 (Justice Anita Earls) , Published
In re J.E.B.

Trial court did not err by permitting respondent's guardian ad litem, an attorney, to assist respondent's appointed attorney at trial by conducting some examinations and performing similar acts.