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 , COA19-418 (Judge Wanda Bryant) , Published
State v. Rucker

Abscond, willful, avoid supervision, whereabouts unknown, clerical error, probation revocation.

, Court of Appeals , COA19-978 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Unpublished
State v. Silver

failure to preserve objection to denial of motion to suppress evidence; failure to specifically argue plain error on appeal

, Court of Appeals , COA19-893 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Unpublished
State v. Taylor

Jury Instruction
Guilty Knowledge
Plain Error

, Court of Appeals , COA19-188 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
State v. Williams

Drug offenses; Identification of controlled substance; Correction of typographical mistake in indictment

, Court of Appeals , COA18-507 (Judge Linda McGee) , Unpublished
State v. Willis

SBM, Fourth Amendment Search, Grady III

, Court of Appeals , COA19-915 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
State v. Zachary

restitution evidentary support; NCGS 15A-1340.36

, Court of Appeals , COA19-880 (Judge Phil Berger Jr.) , Unpublished
Walker v. Surles

Child Support, Motion for Contempt, Show Cause, Lack of Jurisdiction

, Supreme Court , 51PA19 (Justice Anita Earls) , Published
Chappell v. N.C. Dep't of Transp.

In an inverse condemnation proceeding for a Map Act taking, did the trial court's jury instructions and evidentiary rulings erroneously characterize the nature of the taking in a way that prejudiced the Department of Transportation, was the trial court's decision to reject a quick take counterclaim on the eve of trial an abuse of discretion, and did the trial court properly take account of property taxes and correctly calculate pre-judgment interest.

, Supreme Court , 142PA18 (Justice Michael Morgan) , Published
DTH Media Corp. v. Folt

Appeal from order and final judgment holding that information obtained as a result of a public records request for information on students found responsible for serious sexual misconduct was considered educational records as defined by FERPA and therefore protected from disclosure; whether the trial court erred in determining that FERPA granted UNC-CH discretion to release the name of any student found responsible by the university for serious sexual misconduct and preempts the Public Records Act.

, Supreme Court , 258A19 (Justice Sam Ervin IV) , Published
In re A.G.D.

Termination of parental rights pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(7); Compliance with court order requiring parent to have no contact with children, without more, does not preclude a finding of willful abandonment.

, Supreme Court , 360A19 (Justice Mark Davis) , Published
State v. Bailey

Appeal from a decision of the Court of Appeals holding that the issuance of a warrant to search the residence of suspected drug dealers was supported by probable cause.

, Supreme Court , 340A19 (Justice Robin Hudson) , Published
State v. Ellis

Whether there was reasonable suspicion that defendant was engaged in disorderly conduct to justify a stop when defendant 'flipped the bird' from the passenger seat of a moving vehicle.

, Supreme Court , 263PA18 (Justice Anita Earls) , Published
State v. Hobbs

Appeal from convictions for first-degree murder, armed robbery, attempted armed robbery, and conspiracy to commit armed robbery; whether the Court of Appeals erred in holding that defendant failed to establish a prima facie case that the State was motivated by race in its use of peremptory challenges during jury selection.

, Supreme Court , 6A19 (Justice Anita Earls) , Published
State v. Mylett

Appeal from conviction for conspiracy to commit harassment of a juror in violation of N.C.G.S. 14-225.2(a)(2). Whether the trial court erred in concluding that there was sufficient evidence of an agreement among two or more persons to threaten or intimidate a juror.

, Supreme Court , 267PA19 (Justice Anita Earls) , Published
Winston Affordable Hous., LLC v. Roberts

Appeal from judgment of eviction; whether the landlord waived breach of lease by accepting rent payments after notice of lease nonrenewal; whether tenant was properly evicted for nonpayment of rent.

, Court of Appeals , COA19-640 (Judge Christopher Brook) , Unpublished
Barrington v. Dyer

non-jurisdictional appellate rule violation amounting to substantial failure or gross violation; dismissal for failure to comply with Rule 9(a) of North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure

, Court of Appeals , COA18-1031-2 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
In re: C.N. & A.N.

Termination of parental rights; remand from Supreme Court; neglect; reasonable progress; findings do not support conclusions

, Court of Appeals , COA19-626 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Unpublished
In re: O.L.

mentally ill, dangerous to others, involuntary commitment, prima facie presumption, right to confrontation, statutory mandate, hearsay, sua sponte