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 , COA20-95 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Published
State v. Baungartner

Error Preservation; Civil Judgment for Criminal Attorneys' Fees.

, Court of Appeals , COA19-1145 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
State v. Bolton

Motion to dismiss for insufficient evidence; admission of photographs and telephone recording; Rule 403; Rule 901

, Court of Appeals , COA18-1233-2 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. Carey

Remand for additional issues; jury instruction; plain error; Rule 2; exemption from statute; prejudice for new trial.

, Court of Appeals , COA19-1141 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Unpublished
State v. Cooley

Kidnapping; disjunctive instructions, prior convictions

, Court of Appeals , COA19-896 (Judge Linda McGee) , Unpublished
State v. Ennis

reference to complainant as the victim, Rule 2, SBM

, Court of Appeals , COA20-103 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
State v. Fair

petition for writ of certiorari; postconviction DNA testing

, Court of Appeals , COA19-968 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Published
State v. French

Kidnapping; specific intent; possession of stolen property

, Court of Appeals , COA19-952 (Judge Linda McGee) , Unpublished
State v. Jackson

writ of certiorari, appeal from guilty plea, clerical error

, Court of Appeals , COA19-1112 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. Joiner

State's MAR after notice of appeal; duplicative larceny charges; clerical error on judgment; habitual breaking and entering status.

, Court of Appeals , COA19-530 (Judge Linda McGee) , Published
State v. Kelliher

Eighth Amendment, N.C. Const. Art. 1, Sec. 27, cruel and/or unusual punishment; life without parole; juvenile offenders; homicide; Miller v. Alabama

, Court of Appeals , COA19-936 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
State v. Lucas

State's evidence used to show aggravating factor at sentencing was also used to prove substantive offense of second-degree murder

, Court of Appeals , COA19-746 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Unpublished
State v. Martinez

driving while impaired; alcohol concentration after stop and arrest; evidence of destination not plain error

, Court of Appeals , COA20-119 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Unpublished
State v. McLymore

Confrontation Clause; Issue Preservation; Plain Error

, Court of Appeals , COA19-1117 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
State v. Meeks

Probation revocation; absconding; uncertain clerical error

, Court of Appeals , COA19-1014 (Judge Phil Berger Jr.) , Unpublished
State v. Moser

PWC, Probation revocation, IAC

, Court of Appeals , COA19-741 (Judge Phil Berger Jr.) , Published
State v. Pabon

Motion to Dismiss, Plain error, Jury instructions, SBM, 404(b), expert testimony

, Court of Appeals , COA20-157 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
State v. Razzak

Motion to dismiss for insufficient evidence; statutory sexual offense.

, Court of Appeals , COA19-54 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Unpublished
State v. Ruffin

speedy trial; improper opinion; jury instruction; evidentiary hearing

, Court of Appeals , COA19-1159 (Judge Reuben Young) , Unpublished
State v. Schmidt

Motion to Suppress, Eyewitness Identification, Jury Instruction, Exclusion of Evidence, Hearsay, closing Arguments, Cumulative Error

, Court of Appeals , COA19-812 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
State v. Shane-Hill

first-degree rape; aggravating factor; prior record level calculation