Appellate Court Opinions

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33,810 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA24-213 (Judge Julee Flood) , Unpublished
In re: K.J.M.

TPR, termination of parental rights, neglect, abandonment, failure to pay costs of care, best interests of the child, incarceration, adoption, GAL, guardian ad litem.

, Court of Appeals , COA24-154 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Unpublished
In re: L.R.M.

termination of parental rights, burden of proof, willful abandonment, failure to pay

, Court of Appeals , COA24-237 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Published
In re: M.B.S.

termination of parental rights; factual allegations; preservation; ineffective assistance of counsel

, Court of Appeals , COA23-878 (Judge Carolyn Thompson) , Published
K.H. v. Dixon

Tort claims; violation of student's constitutional right to sound basic education

, Court of Appeals , COA23-1138 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
Kaylor v. Kaylor

equitable distribution; unequal distribution; classification of property

, Court of Appeals , COA23-679 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Published
Moorhead v. Moorhead

domestic violence protective order, harassment, surrender of firearms, threats to commit suicide

, Court of Appeals , COA23-1145 (Judge Julee Flood) , Unpublished
Patterson v. Patterson

Child custody, motion to modify child custody, lack of nexus between the substantial change and welfare of the minor child.

, Court of Appeals , COA24-37 (Judge Julee Flood) , Unpublished
Salyer v. Salyer

Alimony, N.C. Gen. Stat. § 50–16.3A (2023), attorney's fees, equitable distribution, N.C. Gen. Stat. § 50-20 (2023), failure to make sufficient findings of fact.

, Court of Appeals , COA24-57 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Unpublished
State v. Collins

clerical error, habitual felon, sentencing

, Court of Appeals , COA23-1131 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Unpublished
State v. Gray

affirmative defense of necessity, plain error, contradictory testimony.

, Court of Appeals , COA22-824-2 (Judge John Tyson) , Unpublished
State v. Hines

SMB;
Bring Back Hearing;
Post release Supervision;
New crimes;
Sexual offender;

, Court of Appeals , COA23-637 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Published
State v. Jackson

Trespass; Fourth Amendment; Terry Stop; Reasonable Suspicion; Search; Seizure, Consent; No Error.

, Court of Appeals , COA23-1152 (Per Curiam) , Unpublished
State v. Jacobs

Anders v. California; State v. Kinch; merit; independent review; record; prejudicial error; wholly frivolous

, Court of Appeals , COA23-1107 (Judge Michael Stading) , Published
State v. Jenkins

Indecent liberties; Justice Reinvestment Act; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-1340.17

, Court of Appeals , COA24-105 (Judge April Wood) , Unpublished
State v. O'Neil

Guilty plea; Anders brief; Anders review; Wholly frivolous; Petition for writ of certiorari; No prejudicial error; Rule 4; Untimely notice of appeal; Timeliness; Fourteen-day period; No issues of arguable merit.

, Court of Appeals , COA23-1009 (Judge Julee Flood) , Unpublished
State v. Powell

motion to dismiss; sufficiency of evidence; substantial evidence; reasonable mind; circumstantial; jury; light most favorable to the State; actual possession; constructive possession; totality of the circumstances; Chekanow factors; request; new counsel; Constitution; Sixth Amendment; Fourteenth Amendment; satisfy; competent assistance; conflict

, Court of Appeals , COA22-130-2 (Judge April Wood) , Published
State v. Reber

Ineffective assistance of counsel; Motion to suppress; Search warrant; Probable cause; No structural constitutional error; Jury selection; Jury selection process; No structural error; Use of peremptory strikes; Failure to challenge for cause; Failure to preserve issue on appeal; Appellate Rule 2.

, Court of Appeals , COA24-101 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
State v. Rice

first-degree murder, Confrontation Clause, Business Records Exception