Appellate Court Opinions

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33,453 Appellate Court Opinions

, Supreme Court , 336A17 (Justice Michael Morgan) , Published
State v. Jones

Appeal from conviction for driving a motor vehicle while having an open container of alcohol in the passenger compartment; whether the citation identifying the offense was a sufficient criminal pleading, standing alone, to give the superior court jurisdiction over the offense.

, Supreme Court , 278PA17 (Justice Robin Hudson) , Published
State v. Maddux

Appeal from defendant's convictions for trafficking in and manufacturing methamphetamine; whether the trial court committed plain error in instructing the jury on aiding and abetting.

, Supreme Court , 350PA16 (Per Curiam) , Published
TD Bank, N.A. v. Eagles Crest at Sharp Top, LLC

Appeal from trial court's entry of summary judgment for plaintiff and subsequent order denying defendants' motion for reconsideration under Civil Procedure Rule 59; whether defendants' Rule 59 motion tolled the time period in Rule of Appellate Procedure 3(c) for filing an appeal from the summary judgment order; whether Rule 59 can provide relief from a summary judgment order or is limited to post-trial motions.

, Court of Appeals , COA18-264 (Judge Mark Davis) , Unpublished
Baker v. The NC Psychology Bd.

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-270.1; Psychology Practice Act; arbitrary and capricious; administrative sanctions

, Court of Appeals , COA18-141 (Judge Rick Elmore) , Unpublished
Frady v. Frady

Equitable distribution; miscalculation of distributive award based on mathematical error; issue abandonment; failure to file cross-appeal

, Court of Appeals , COA18-5 (Judge Mark Davis) , Unpublished
In re: M.L.

Involuntary commitment; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 122C-261; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 122C-3(11); due process

, Court of Appeals , COA18-195 (Judge John Tyson) , Unpublished
State v. Allen

Obtaining property by false pretenses; fatal variance in indictment; variance must be material; attorney's fees; civil judgment.

, Court of Appeals , COA18-178 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Unpublished
State v. Barker

First-degree murder; Indictment; Sufficiency

, Court of Appeals , COA17-1027 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Published
State v. Bennett

jury selection, Batson motion, peremptory challenges; jury instruction

, Court of Appeals , COA18-167 (Judge Linda McGee) , Unpublished
State v. Choppy

Post-conviction DNA Testing; N.C.G.S. Sec. 158-269; Anders Review