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 , COA20-180 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Published
State v. Crawford

Motion to withdraw guilty plea; factual basis; appellate jurisdiction.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-214 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
State v. Douglas

issue is whether the trial court erred in sentencing juvenile defendant to LWOP and whether the sentence was constitutional

, Court of Appeals , COA20-461 (Judge Fred Gore) , Published
State v. Gordon

Allen charge; N.C. Gen. Stat. ? 15A-1235; jury instructions on further deliberations; statutory right to effective counsel in SBM proceedings

, Court of Appeals , COA20-690 (Judge Fred Gore) , Unpublished
State v. Little

Motion to suppress; order entered out of term

, Court of Appeals , COA20-433 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
State v. Southern

issues include whether trial court committed plain error by failing to strike inadmissible polygraph testimony or give a curative instruction directing jury to disregard the same, or both; and whether defendant was denied effective assistance of counsel

, Court of Appeals , COA20-734 (Judge John Tyson) , Unpublished
State v. Tillman

Modification of probation; special conditions of probation; Anders brief; dismiss.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-213 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
State v. Tirado

issues include whether trial court's findings of fact are supported by competent evidence; whether the court properly weighed mitigating evidence; whether the court applied the correct legal standard in imposing two consecutive LWOP sentences; and whether said sentences are constitutional

, Court of Appeals , COA20-552 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Published
State v. Ward

Probation revocation; Subject-matter jurisdiction; NCGS 15A-1344

, Court of Appeals , COA20-432 (Judge Fred Gore) , Unpublished
State v. Williams

Plea colloquy; probationary status; and N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-1022.1(e).

, Court of Appeals , COA20-868 (Judge Darren Jackson) , Published
Warren Cty. DSS v. Garrelts

parentage; paternity; assisted reproduction; child support obligation of sperm donor; choice of law; full faith and credit clause; trial court erred in concluding that full faith and credit dictated that North Carolina law applied to claim for child support; North Carolina choice of law rules require that North Carolina court apply Virginia's law of parentage to determine whether sperm donor owes child support to the donee where the insemination and conception occurred in Virginia

, Court of Appeals , COA20-682 (Judge Darren Jackson) , Unpublished
Wilson v. Sweely

standing of relative to seek child custody; trial court erred in granting motion to dismiss for lack of standing under Rule 12(b)(6) where allegations in complaint and evidence submitted in support thereof showed that parents were unfit and had acted inconsistently with their constitutionally protected status as parents

, Supreme Court , 60A20 (Justice Paul Newby) , Published
Deminski v. State Bd. of Educ.

Whether an individual may bring a claim under the North Carolina Constitution for a school board's deliberate indifference to continual student harassment.

, Supreme Court , 399A20 (Per Curiam) , Published
Diamond Candles, LLC v. Winter

Appeal pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7A-27(a)(3) from an order and opinion on defendants' Rule 12(b)(2) and Rule 12(b)(3) motions to dismiss.

, Supreme Court , 403A20 (Justice Tamara Barringer) , Published
In re I.K.

Whether the Court of Appeals correctly held that the trial court did not commit reversible error by finding by clear and convincing evidence that respondent acted inconsistently with his constitutionally protected status as a parent.

, Supreme Court , 76A20 (Justice Phil Berger Jr.) , Published
In re M.J.R.B.

Respondent-parents appeal the termination of their parental rights.

, Supreme Court , 14A21 (Per Curiam) , Published
In re Pool

Order of censure for conduct that undermines public confidence in the integrity and impartiality of the judiciary; for allowing personal relationships to influence official judgment and conduct; for abuse of the prestige of judicial office; for improper ex parte communications; and for failure to diligently discharge judicial duties in violation of the Code of Judicial Conduct.

, Supreme Court , 320A20 (Per Curiam) , Published
McGuire v. LORD Corp.

Whether the trial court properly granted defendant's motion to dismiss plaintiff's complaint.

, Supreme Court , 376A19 (Justice Tamara Barringer) , Published
State v. Betts

Impermissible vouching regarding a child's credibility/believability; continued use of the word 'disclose' constituting impermissible vouching; admission of domestic violence evidence; plain error.