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 , COA20-69 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Published
In re: A.S. & A.C.

Permanency Planning Order; Sufficiency of Findings of Fact

, Court of Appeals , COA20-153 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Published
In re: J.M.

adjudication of neglect; role of judge on remand; Rule 63

, Court of Appeals , COA20-72 (Judge Phil Berger Jr.) , Unpublished
In re: Sabol

Estate, Undue Influence, Testamentary Capacity

, Court of Appeals , COA18-1045 (Judge Linda McGee) , Published
M.E. v. T.J.

Domestic Violence Protective Order; N.C. Gen. Stat. 50B-1(b)(6); As-applied constitutional challenge; LGBTQ+; Obergefell v. Hodges; Equal Protection Clause

, Court of Appeals , COA20-28 (Judge Wanda Bryant) , Published
Madar v. Madar

Dependent Spouse; Supporting Spouse; Child Support; Alimony

, Court of Appeals , COA19-534 (Judge Linda McGee) , Published
PF Dev. Grp., LLC v. Cty. of Harnett

preemptive assessment of fees by county government, interlocal agreements, unconstitutional conditions doctrine and impact fees, Nollan/Dolan/Koontz, juicial notice of public documents, judgment on the pleadings

, Court of Appeals , COA19-1021 (Judge Wanda Bryant) , Published
Ponder v. Been

Personal Jurisdiction; Long-arm Statute; Alienation of Affection.

, Court of Appeals , COA19-1076 (Judge Linda McGee) , Published
Semelka v. The Univ. of NC

Judicial review, UNC Board of Governors, termination of a tenured professor, misconduct

, Court of Appeals , COA19-841 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Published
State v. Anderson

life sentence, parole, resentencing, de facto life sentence, life expectancy, concurrent, consecutive, motion for appropriate relief

, Court of Appeals , COA19-466 (Judge Linda McGee) , Unpublished
State v. Baker

motion to suppress; subaverage intellectual functioning; voluntariness of confession; Jury instruction

, Court of Appeals , COA19-1135 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Published
State v. Blake

structural error, reasonable doubt, role of jury, motion for appropriate relief

, Court of Appeals , COA19-365 (Judge Linda McGee) , Published
State v. Bradsher

motion to dismiss; sufficiency of the evidence; obtaining property by false pretenses; acting in concert; constructive presence; hearsay; preservation; error in jury instruction; specific misrepresentation alleged in indictment

, Court of Appeals , COA19-318 (Judge Reuben Young) , Unpublished
State v. Clark

Satellite-based monitoring, Evidence of efficacy

, Court of Appeals , COA19-681 (Judge Christopher Brook) , Published
State v. Cobb

Fourth Amendment; motion to suppress evidence obtained during driving checkpoint; findings and conclusions required in support of trial court's denial of motion to suppress were deficient; appellate review of challenge to statutory procedure for checkpoints waived