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, Court of Appeals , COA18-816 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
In re: K.W.

Adjudication of abuse and neglect; Custody; Termination of juvenile court jurisdiction; Transfer to Chapter 50 custody matter; Denial of visitation

, Court of Appeals , COA18-224 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Unpublished
LaMarre v. Martinez

Action to Quite Title, Statute of Limitations, Fraud, Summary Judgment

, Court of Appeals , COA18-924 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Unpublished
Palmer v. Cline

Child-custody; UCCJEA; ?home state;? significant connection;? simultaneous proceedings; temporary emergency jurisdiction; continuing jurisdiction; stay

, Court of Appeals , COA18-846 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Published
Rabo Agrifinance, LLC v. Sills

Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act; Consent to Jurisdiction Clause in Contract; Choice of Law; Interpretation of Contract Governed By Place Where Contract is Made

, Court of Appeals , COA18-874 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Unpublished
State v. Duff

Probation Revocation; Jurisdiction; Competency Hearing

, Court of Appeals , COA18-997 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Published
State v. Horton

Reasonable suspicion
Anonymous tip
High-crime area

, Court of Appeals , COA18-747 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Published
State v. Salter

Direct criminal contempt; Willfulness; Petition for Writ of Certiorari; Sentencing stipulations; Determination of prior record level.

, Court of Appeals , COA18-858 (Judge John Arrowood) , Published
Wise v. Wise

child support; alimony; attorney fees

, Supreme Court , 404A18 (Per Curiam) , Published
County of Durham ex rel. Wilson v. Burnette

Show cause hearing on whether to hold defendant in civil contempt for willful failure to pay current and past child support obligations; whether the district court's findings of fact supported its conclusion that defendant should be held in contempt; whether the findings were sufficient to show that defendant had the present ability to financially satisfy the conditions required to purge the contempt.

, Supreme Court , 65PA18 (Per Curiam) , Published
State v. Phachoumphone

Whether the State presented sufficient evidence to survive defendant's motions to dismiss the charges for which he was convicted; whether the trial court committed prejudicial error in allowing the alleged child victim to testify remotely or in not intervening ex mero motu in certain closing arguments by the prosecutor.

, Supreme Court , 427PA17 (Justice Michael Morgan) , Published
State v. Tart

Appeal from convictions for attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury; whether the short-form indictment charging attempted murder was fatally defective; whether the trial court erred in not intervening ex mero motu in the State's closing arguments.

, Court of Appeals , COA18-636 (Judge Wanda Bryant) , Unpublished
Claudio v. Sellers

Jury Instructions; Breach of Fiduciary Duty; Controlling Shareholder