Appellate Court Opinions

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33,453 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA20-541 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Published
State v. Spinks

constitutional right to a speedy trial; mistrial based on juror misconduct; statutory right to effective counsel in SBM proceedings

, Court of Appeals , COA20-372 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Unpublished
Waugh v. States Res. Corp.

Interlocutory, res judicata, collateral estoppel, substantive right, foreclosure order, consent order, actually litigated

, Court of Appeals , COA20-770 (Judge John Tyson) , Unpublished
Zhang v. Pearce

Pro se appeal; Rules of Appellate Procedure; gross and substantial violations.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-307 (Judge Darren Jackson) , Unpublished
Baldwin v. James

child custody; trial court did not err in awarding father primary physical and joint legal custody of child

, Court of Appeals , COA20-453 (Judge Darren Jackson) , Unpublished
Bradley v. Tapia

summary ejectment; trial court did not err by concluding that insufficient evidence supported defendant's claim that she was plaintiff's partner; supported factual findings supported relevant legal conclusions

, Court of Appeals , COA20-425 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Unpublished
Gray v. Holliday

Custody; grandparents; reliance on DVPO; standard of proof

, Court of Appeals , COA20-430 (Judge Fred Gore) , Unpublished
House v. Rice

operative words of conveyance; deed; intent of the grantor

, Court of Appeals , COA20-576 (Judge Darren Jackson) , Unpublished
In re E.Y.B.

abuse, neglect, and dependency; trial court did not abuse its discretion denying motion for continuance; order awarding custody of minors to legal father contained necessary findings; waiver of further reviews was not error; and there was no abuse of discretion in refusing biological father visitation

, Court of Appeals , COA20-771 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Unpublished
In re J.P.

Neglect; findings of fact; constitutionally-protected parental status; adjudication order; dispositional order; custody granted to a non-parent; improper application of best interest analysis

, Court of Appeals , COA20-848 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
In re M.Y.

waiver of right to counsel; supervised visitation; delegation of judicial function; costs of visitation

, Court of Appeals , COA20-161 (Judge Fred Gore) , Unpublished
Maxwell v. Maxwell

Civil contempt; motion to show cause; issue preclusion

, Court of Appeals , COA20-393 (Judge Fred Gore) , Unpublished
State v. Boger

Criminal contempt, summary proceedings

, Court of Appeals , COA19-1009 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Unpublished
State v. Christopher

Conspiracy to commit burglary, at night element, motion to dismiss

, Court of Appeals , COA20-20 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. Crudup

Felony larceny; felony breaking and entering; habitual felon; waiver of counsel; abuse of discretion; refusal to participate in trial; standby counsel.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-680 (Judge Darren Jackson) , Published
State v. Daw

habeas corpus; petitioner failed to make threshold showing that an act, omission, or event had occurred entitling him to be discharged

, Court of Appeals , COA20-332 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Published
State v. Doisey

Constitutional right to counsel; waiver; resentencing; motion for appropriate relief

, Court of Appeals , COA20-50 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
State v. Ezzell

N.C. Gen. Stat. 8C-1, Rule 104; N.C. Gen. Stat. 8C-1, Rule 1101; N.C. Gen. Stat. 8C-1, Rule 702; applicability of rules of evidence to suppression hearings; probable cause of driving while impaired

, Court of Appeals , COA20-534 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. Flow

First-degree sexual offense; first-degree rape; DVPO with a firearm; voluntary absence from trial; competency; unanimous jury verdict.