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, Court of Appeals , COA23-825 (Judge Michael Stading) , Unpublished
In re M.R.B.

placement; trial court; juvenile; best interest; substance abuse; foster; visitation; neglect; willful; abandonment; dependency.

, Court of Appeals , COA23-482 (Per Curiam) , Unpublished
In re R.S.W.

termination of parental rights; neglect; best interests of the child

, Court of Appeals , COA23-958 (Judge Michael Stading) , Unpublished
In re S.M.V.

termination of parental rights; amended petition; willful abandonment; best interests of the juvenile

, Court of Appeals , COA23-782 (Judge April Wood) , Unpublished
In re Z.A.

Termination of parental rights; Willful failure to make reasonable progress; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1111(a)(2); Opioid use disorder; Substance abuse; Mental health; Entering numerous treatment facilities without obtaining and maintaining sobriety does not equate to reasonable efforts.

, Court of Appeals , COA23-257 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Published
Knuckles v. Simpson

Petition for determination of abandonment, willful abandonment, factual findings supported by sufficient evidence, credibility and weight of evidence

, Court of Appeals , COA23-858 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Unpublished
Lawing v. Miller

collateral attack; order designating exempt property; judgment debtor

, Court of Appeals , COA23-842 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Unpublished
Risueno v. Purdue Pharma, Inc.

Motion to dismiss; Subject matter jurisdiction; Petition for judicial review; Appeals decision; Higher authority decision; Lack of service; Jurisdiction; PWC; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 96-15(h)

, Court of Appeals , COA23-36 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Unpublished
State v. Cornwell

continuing criminal enterprise, sufficiency of the indictment, subject matter jurisdiction.

, Court of Appeals , COA23-258 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Unpublished
State v. Davidson

1st degree Murder; Motion to Dismiss; Motion to Suppress; Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Unanimous Jury Verdict

, Court of Appeals , COA23-583 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Unpublished
State v. Harrell

driver’s license checkpoint; ineffective assistance of counsel; plain error

, Court of Appeals , COA23-832 (Judge Julee Flood) , Published
State v. Hernandez

PWC; merit; plain error; de novo; magistrate; great deference; substantial basis; probable cause; nexus; reasonable cause; incriminating evidence; reasonable inference; prudent; practical; purely conclusory; underlying circumstances; training and experience; IAC; prejudice; double jeopardy; sole basis

, Court of Appeals , COA23-609 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
State v. Sweat

Plea arrangement; no right to appeal; petition for writ of certiorari; restitution worksheet; victims; aggrieved parties; clerical error.

, Court of Appeals , COA23-423 (Judge April Wood) , Published
State v. Taylor

DWI, Highway collision, Inhalants, Preservation of constitutional issues, N.C. R. App. P. 10(a)(4), Sixth Amendment, Expert witness, Right to confrontation, Rule of Evidence 404(b), Rule of Evidence 403, Evidence of malice.

, Court of Appeals , COA23-643 (Judge Julee Flood) , Unpublished
State v. Thompson

motion to dismiss; substantial evidence; essential elements; perpetrator; sufficiency; possession of a firearm by a felon; constructive possession; totality of the circumstances; plain error; prejudice; probable impact; Rule 901(a); substantive evidence; illustrate; testimony; video; Rule 401; relevancy; tendency; more probable or less probable; prior felony; IAC; reasonable probability

, Court of Appeals , COA23-319 (Judge April Wood) , Published
State v. Walker

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-190.16(a)(1); First-degree sexual exploitation of a minor; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-190.17(a)(2); Second-degree sexual exploitation of a minor; Lesser-included offense; Witness improperly instructing the jury; Misnaming the charged offense; Curative Instruction

, Court of Appeals , COA23-963 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Unpublished
State v. Walker

Trafficking; Methamphetamine; Anders Brief; Meritorious Issue; Independent Review; Wholly Frivolous

, Court of Appeals , COA23-596 (Judge John Tyson) , Unpublished
State v. White

Robbery with a dangerous weapon, possession of a firearm by a felon, juror exclusion