Appellate Court Opinions

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33,106 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA19-914 (Judge John Arrowood) , Published
Price v. Biggs

Civil Contempt, NCGS s.s. 5A-21, 23; Child support; Due process re opportunity to be heard, US. Const. Amends. V, XIV, N.C. Const. art. I, s. 19

, Court of Appeals , COA19-1026 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Published
Sparrow v. Fort Mill Holdings, LLC

Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act; Full faith and credit; Anti-deficiency statute; Public-policy exception to enforcement of a foreign judgment; Intrinsic fraud

, Court of Appeals , COA19-495 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Published
State v. Cruz

accessory after the fact; obstruction of justice; jury instructions

, Court of Appeals , COA19-884 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Published
State v. Duncan

Motion to Suppress; Reasonable suspicion; Terry frisk; Attenuation doctrine

, Court of Appeals , COA19-855 (Judge John Tyson) , Unpublished
State v. Hunt

Assault on law enforcement officer inflicting serious injury; simple assault; corroborative statements; cross examination and limiting instructions; Rule 801; knowledge versus willfully.

, Court of Appeals , COA19-723 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
State v. Jenkins

sentencing; prior record level; substantial similarity analysis

, Court of Appeals , COA19-665 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Unpublished
State v. Land

prior record level; prior record level worksheet; sentencing points; resentencing

, Court of Appeals , COA19-950 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Published
State v. Lee

Miranda waiver; knowing and voluntary confession; promise or inducement in exchange for confession

, Court of Appeals , COA19-1167 (Judge Reuben Young) , Unpublished
State v. Luck

Probation Revocation, Good Cause

, Court of Appeals , COA19-794 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Published
State v. McMillan

Deviation from Pattern Jury Instruction; Jury Instruction on Actual and Constructive Possession; Subject-Matter Jurisdiction to Correct Judgment After Notice of Appeal.

, Court of Appeals , COA19-901 (Judge Reuben Young) , Unpublished
State v. Renfrew

Embezzlement, Corporate malfeasance, Jurisdiction, Evidence, Variance in indictment

, Court of Appeals , COA19-980 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
State v. Savage

Assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury; plain error; use of pattern jury instructions; failure to instruct jury that assault charge requires victim to be alive

, Court of Appeals , COA19-923 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
State v. Wallace

Assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury; denial of request for self-defense instruction; motion to dismiss; sufficiency of evidence of serious injury; potential clerical error on judgment form

, Court of Appeals , COA19-68 (Judge Wanda Bryant) , Published
State v. Womble

Witness testimony, victim, ineffective assistance of counsel; sexual assault,credibility.

, Court of Appeals , COA19-1138 (Judge Christopher Brook) , Published
State v. Young-Kirkpatrick

common law robbery; substantial evidence of continuous transaction supported denial of motion to dismiss; admission of Rule 404(b) evidence was harmless, if error; inadequate notice and opportunity to be heard on award of attorney's fees

, Court of Appeals , COA19-739 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Published
Stitz v. Smith

non-probate assets; motion to dismiss; lack of subject matter jurisdiction; failure to state a claim; conversion; unjust enrichment; constructive trust; statute of limitations; undue influence; interference with inheritance; potential economic advantage; breach of fiduciary duty; constructive fraud

, Court of Appeals , COA19-733 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
Stowe v. Stowe

Equitable distribution; intangible goodwill; reasonably approximate value of business; qualification of expert witness; tax implications of equitable distribution; distribution of assets