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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33,839 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA18-193 (Judge Phil Berger Jr.) , Unpublished
State v. Narron

admissibility of evidence; plain error

, Court of Appeals , COA18-787 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Published
State v. Nixon

Motion for Appropriate Relief; Bill of Information; Waiver of Indictment; Jurisdiction

, Court of Appeals , COA18-574 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
State v. Otto

Ineffective Assistance of Counsel Claim; Untimely Motion to Suppress

, Court of Appeals , COA18-476 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Unpublished
State v. Sanders

Motion to Dismiss; Sufficiency of the Evidence; Drug Trafficking

, Court of Appeals , COA17-1426 (Judge Mark Davis) , Published
State v. Shelton

Motion to dismiss; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-138.1(a)(1); N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-141.4; prescription drugs; driving while impaired; closing argument

, Court of Appeals , COA18-312 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. Sheridan

Motion to dismiss, sexual offense in a parental role, parent-child relationship, pro se motion for speedy trial, motion for mistrial, satellite-based monitoring determination.

, Court of Appeals , COA18-304 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Unpublished
State v. Spencer

Case description: attempted rape; assault; strangulation; prior bad acts; testimony; evidence; 404(b); character evidence; unduly prejudicial; prejudicial error; 403

, Court of Appeals , COA18-324 (Judge Phil Berger Jr.) , Unpublished
State v. Swafford

Satellite-based monitoring; Ineffective assistance of counsel

, Court of Appeals , COA18-423 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Unpublished
State v. Thompson

Possession of a firearm by a felon; constructive possession; IAC; appeal dismissed

, Court of Appeals , COA18-459 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
State v. Tyson

Civil Judgment for Court-Appointed Counsel Fees; Notice and Opportunity to be Heard; Imposition of Court Costs and Fees; Restitution

, Court of Appeals , COA18-401 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Unpublished
State v. White

Notice of appeal
Civil judgment
Jurisdiction

, Court of Appeals , COA18-240 (Judge Phil Berger Jr.) , Unpublished
Walz v. Walz

custody order; subject matter jurisdiction; UCCJEA

, Court of Appeals , COA18-664 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Unpublished
Young v. Bailey

Rule 60(b)(6), subordinate tribunals may not overrule higher tribunals

, Supreme Court , 7PA17-2 (Justice Robin Hudson) , Published
In re J.A.M.

Appeal from a decision of the Court of Appeals that, on remand from this Court, affirmed a trial court's adjudication of neglect of a minor child; whether clear and convincing evidence supported the findings of fact on which the order was based.

, Supreme Court , 144A18 (Justice Robin Hudson) , Published
Pachas v. N.C. Dep't of Health & Human Servs.

Action seeking trial court's enforcement of its previous order requiring DHHS to use the federal poverty level for a family when determining petitioner's income eligibility for Medicaid benefits; whether the trial court properly dismissed the action for lack of jurisdiction because petitioner did not exhaust her administrative remedies before taking the issue directly to court.

, Supreme Court , 399PA16 (Justice Robin Hudson) , Published
Saunders v. ADP TotalSource Fi Xi, Inc.

Workers' Compensation; whether, when reviewing an appeal from an Industrial Commission decision that an attorney's fee was unreasonable, the superior court exceeded its authority under N.C.G.S. 97-90(c) and thus lacked subject-matter jurisdiction over the appeal.