Appellate Court Opinions

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33,453 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA19-468 (Judge John Tyson) , Unpublished
State v. Lail

Second-degree murder; child abuse; Confrontation Clause; harmless error beyond a reasonable doubt; hearsay; excited utterance; no prejudicial error; closing arguments; cumulative error.

, Court of Appeals , COA17-856-2 (Judge Linda McGee) , Unpublished
State v. McDaniel

Recent possession, recency, larceny, breaking and entering, extended probation period

, Court of Appeals , COA19-597 (Judge Phil Berger Jr.) , Published
State v. Mills

Probation, willful absconding

, Court of Appeals , COA18-1163 (Judge Christopher Brook) , Published
State v. Mitchell

foundation required for witness to testify to personal knowledge under Rule 602 of North Carolina Rules of Evidence; permissible lay opinion testimony under Rule 701 of North Carolina Rules of Evidence; cellphone technology evidence and cellphone record retention evidence; erroneous evidence of victim's good character not plain error; sufficiency of evidence to support multiple conspiracy counts

, Court of Appeals , COA18-1251 (Judge Wanda Bryant) , Unpublished
State v. Nyeplu

Jury voir dire; ineffective assistance of counsel; issue preservation; prejudice.

, Court of Appeals , COA19-627 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
State v. Richardson

no reversible error when trial court omitted certain verbiage from final mandate of jury instruction on voluntary manslaughter

, Court of Appeals , COA18-1055 (Judge Wanda Bryant) , Unpublished
State v. Wheeling

Jury Instruction; lesser included offenses; motion to dismiss; pretrial release; admissibility of evidence.

, Court of Appeals , COA19-695 (Judge Phil Berger Jr.) , Unpublished
The Cherry Cmty. Org. v. Sellars

Good faith purchaser, NC Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices Act, NC Uniform Voidable Transactions Act

, Court of Appeals , COA19-774 (Judge John Tyson) , Unpublished
Whisnant v. Abernathy Laurels

Worker's Compensation Act; N.C. Rule of Appellate Procedure 28(b)(6); aggravating injury; unchallenged findings of fact.

, Court of Appeals , COA18-780 (Judge Wanda Bryant) , Unpublished
Davidson v. Laws

Statutory Interpretation; child custody; Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.

, Court of Appeals , COA19-270 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
In re A.J.A-D.

Termination of parental rights; willful abandonment; statutory two-step process of adjudication and disposition

, Court of Appeals , COA19-74 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
In re Z.S.

Adjudication of neglect; sufficiency of evidence and findings of fact; exclusion of testimony