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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33,106 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA20-117 (Judge Reuben Young) , Unpublished
State v. Sapp

Closing arguments, Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

, Court of Appeals , COA20-168 (Judge John Tyson) , Unpublished
State v. Shore

DWI; failure to provide adequate breath sample; motion to dismiss; sufficient evidence.

, Court of Appeals , COA19-1163 (Judge John Tyson) , Unpublished
State v. Urisini

Probation; conditions of probation; violation and revocation; no contact orders; felony stalking; new crime; N.C. R. App. 13(a)(1); Order and response to COVID outbreak.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-51 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Unpublished
State v. Vining

Anders; possession of marijuana with intent to sell; identification

, Court of Appeals , COA20-227 (Judge Christopher Brook) , Published
State v. Wendorf

criminal contempt; failure to appear can constitute interference with a court's lawful process and serve as basis for criminal contempt; jurisdiction to review plenary proceedings for criminal contempt appealed from district court to superior court; nature of de novo review of plenary proceedings of criminal contempt in superior court; notice required for plenary proceedings for criminal contempt and validity of show cause order to provide notice; erroneous failure to apply beyond a reasonable doubt standard of proof in plenary proceeding for criminal contempt in district court was not a jurisdictional defect; testimony by judicial official who presided over prior proceeding was permissible in subsequent proceeding before different judicial official on appeal from prior proceeding

, Court of Appeals , COA20-222 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
State v. Wood

motion to suppress; reasonable suspicion; traffic stop; appellate jurisdiction; attorney's fees; civil judgment

, Court of Appeals , COA19-72 (Judge Linda McGee) , Unpublished
Thompson v. NC Dep't of Transp.

n.c. gen stat. 136-44.50 - 44.54, Map Act, inverse condemnation and takings, jury instructions, tax reimbursements, interest calculations

, Court of Appeals , COA19-1065 (Judge Reuben Young) , Published
Ward v. Halprin

Child Custody, Child Support, Attorney's Fees

, Court of Appeals , COA19-804 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
Williams v. Maryfield, Inc.

Medical malpractice; Wording error in Rule 9(j) certification; Motion to amend; Inability to engage in meaningful appellate review

, Supreme Court , 369A19 (Justice Cheri Beasley) , Published
In re A.H.F.S.

Termination of parental rights pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1)-(2) (2019); whether the trial court abused its discretion by concluding that terminating respondents' parental rights was in the best interests of the juveniles.

, Supreme Court , 452A19 (Justice Paul Newby) , Published
In re A.J.P.

Appeal from an order terminating parental rights under N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(2), (7) (2019); whether the trial court abused its discretion by denying respondent-father's motion to continue the termination hearing; whether the trial court's findings of fact are supported by clear, cogent, and convincing evidence; whether the trial court's findings of fact support its conclusions of law that grounds exist to terminate respondent-father's parental rights on the basis of willful failure to make reasonable progress to correct the conditions that led to the child's removal and willful abandonment.

, Supreme Court , 379A19 (Justice Mark Davis) , Published
In re A.S.M.R.

Appeal from order terminating parental rights; DSS standing; collateral attack on initial adjudication order; lack of UCCJEA findings.

, Supreme Court , 18A20 (Justice Cheri Beasley) , Published
In re A.S.T.

Termination of parental rights on the ground of neglect pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1).

, Supreme Court , 354A19 (Justice Robin Hudson) , Published
In re C.B.

Whether the trial court erred in determining that it was in the child's best interests to terminate respondent-mother's parental rights.

, Supreme Court , 123A20 (Justice Paul Newby) , Published
In re D.L.A.D.

Termination of parental rights on the ground of neglect pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1).

, Supreme Court , 413A19 (Justice Robin Hudson) , Published
In re E.C.

Appeal from an order terminating respondent-mother's parental rights pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1), (2), and (6); whether the findings of fact support the conclusion of law that respondent-mother's parental rights should be terminated pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(2).

, Supreme Court , 191A20 (Justice Sam Ervin IV) , Published
In re G.L.

Appeal from orders terminating parental rights pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1) and (2); no-merit review pursuant to Rule 3.1(e) of the North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure.

, Supreme Court , 461A19 (Justice Anita Earls) , Published
In re K.C.T.

Termination of parental rights; whether the trial court received sufficient evidence and made adequate findings of fact to support a termination of respondent-mother's parental rights under N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1)-(2), (6)-(7).

, Supreme Court , 255A19 (Justice Robin Hudson) , Published
In re K.H.

Appeal from an order terminating respondent-mother's parental rights pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(2), (3), and (6); whether the juvenile was left in foster care or placement outside the home for the requisite 12-month statutory time period under N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(2); whether the trial court made sufficient findings of fact to support its conclusion of law that grounds existed to terminate respondent's parental rights under N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(3) and (6).