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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33,811 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA23-510 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Unpublished
State v. Merritt

preservation, first-degree murder, rule of evidence 403, probative value, prejudicial effect

, Court of Appeals , COA23-1097 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Published
State v. Mills

sentencing; trial court's statements; defendant's decision to have a jury trial

, Court of Appeals , COA23-816 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Published
State v. Moore

inevitable discovery doctrine, double jeopardy, kidnapping, first degree murder

, Court of Appeals , COA24-64 (Judge April Wood) , Published
State v. Rowdy

Traffic stop; Probable cause; Sight and smell of marijuana; Legalization of hemp irrelevant; Sufficiency of findings and conclusions; Similarity to hemp; Totality of the circumstances; Vehicle search; Odor of marijuana; Hemp versus Marijuana; Fourth Amendment search; Identity of the substance; Warrantless search; Terry frisk; Reasonable belief.

, Court of Appeals , COA23-1012 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Published
State v. Sandefur

prior record level, out-of-state convictions, substantial similarity analysis

, Court of Appeals , COA23-1063 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Unpublished
State v. Santiago Cortez

ex mero motu; racial prejudice; mistrial; character evidence; statutory discovery; original jurisdiction

, Court of Appeals , COA24-41 (Judge John Tyson) , Unpublished
State v. Southers

Second-degree murder;
Possession of Firearm by a Felon;
Breaking and Entering;
Dangerous Instrument;
Accident;
Lay Witness Opinion;

, Court of Appeals , COA23-863 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Unpublished
State v. Stephany

Anders; Kinch; DWI; Prior Record Level; Sentencing; Motion to Suppress; Wholly Frivolous; Dismissed.

, Court of Appeals , COA24-166 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. Tanner

Writ of Certiorari;
Probation revocation;
Absconding;
Failure to Submit to Supervision;
Making Whereabouts unknown;

, Court of Appeals , COA23-1093 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Unpublished
State v. Tate

Motion to suppress; denied; search and seizure; findings of fact; conclusions of law; competent evidence; fire-arm possession; automatic weapon

, Court of Appeals , COA23-485 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Unpublished
State v. Wilson

probation violation, revocation, constructive possession, clerical errors

, Court of Appeals , COA23-1155 (Judge Carolyn Thompson) , Unpublished
State v. Younger

Statutory rape; indecent liberties; SBM

, Court of Appeals , COA24-205 (Judge April Wood) , Unpublished
Westling v. Gravitt

Domestic violence protective order; Insufficient findings of fact; Sufficiency of evidence; Fear of continued harassment; Substantial emotional distress; Insufficient findings to support conclusion of domestic violence; Remand for additional findings.

, Court of Appeals , COA24-109 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
White v. White

equitable distribution, unequal distribution, sanctions, attorney fees, NCGS 50-20(c).

, Court of Appeals , COA23-799 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Published
Crenshaw v. Crenshaw

protective order, child support modification, gross income, reasonable needs of the child, attorney fees

, Court of Appeals , COA24-83 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Unpublished
In re: I.W.

termination of parental rights, neglect

, Court of Appeals , COA23-1053 (Judge Julee Flood) , Unpublished
In re: J.B., R.B., G.B., R.B., R.B., R.B.

Rule 3.1(e); no-merit; independent review; potential merit; arguably support appeal; Rule 28; Rule 28(b)(6); meaningful appellate review; In re L.E.M., 372 N.C. 396, 831 S.E.2d 341 (2019)