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 , COA17-746 (Judge Rick Elmore) , Published
State v. Buchanan

Jury instructions; failure to object; no request for plain error; self-defense; denial of motion to dismiss; insufficient evidence to support restitution award

, Court of Appeals , COA17-829 (Judge Linda McGee) , Unpublished
State v. Cheek

Anders Brief, Post-conviction DNA testing, Materiality of DNA evidence

, Court of Appeals , COA17-764 (Judge Phil Berger Jr.) , Unpublished
State v. Ferguson

possession of firearm by felon; constructive possession; insufficient evidence; motion to dismiss

, Court of Appeals , COA17-1316 (Judge Mark Davis) , Unpublished
State v. Foor

Assault w/ deadly weapon; robbery with dangerous weapon; redacting video interview; relevance of evidence; restitution award

, Court of Appeals , COA17-912 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Unpublished
State v. Garcia

Traffic stop, Suppressing evidence, Prolonging traffic stop, Probable cause, Reasonable suspicion, Trafficking contraband, Consent, Automobile exception.

, Court of Appeals , COA17-386 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Published
State v. Griffin

Satellite-based monitoring; Efficacy; Grady

, Court of Appeals , COA17-1246 (Judge Mark Davis) , Unpublished
State v. Harvey

Imperfect self-defense; perfect self-defense; jury instruction; second-degree murder

, Court of Appeals , COA18-85 (Judge Phil Berger Jr.) , Unpublished
State v. Haywood

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-95(e)(9); possession of controlled substance in penal institution; possession of marijuana; motion to dismiss

, Court of Appeals , COA17-1030 (Judge Phil Berger Jr.) , Unpublished
State v. Melgarejo

constructive possession; exclusive control; rented house where drugs were found; constructive possession with roommate

, Court of Appeals , COA17-1279 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Published
State v. Mercer

Possession of a Firearm by a Felon, Jury Instruction

, Court of Appeals , COA17-1215 (Judge Rick Elmore) , Unpublished
State v. Miller

Maintaining dwelling for keeping or selling cocaine; insufficient evidence of keeping; N.C. Gen. Stat. 90-108(a)(7)

, Court of Appeals , COA17-742 (Judge Linda McGee) , Unpublished
State v. Naranjo

Anders Brief, Post-conviction DNA testing, Effect of guilty plea, Materiality of DNA evidence

, Court of Appeals , COA17-714 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Published
State v. Perry

Assault on a child, Pre-Miranda silence, Post-Miranda silence, Cross-examination, Inconsistent statement.

, Court of Appeals , COA17-1270 (Judge Phil Berger Jr.) , Unpublished
State v. Pless

Rule 404(b); prior drug transaction; intervene ex mero motu

, Court of Appeals , COA17-45 (Judge Wanda Bryant) , Published
State v. Sims

Juveniles; Eighth Amendment; Life Imprisonment Without Parole; Miller Factors

, Court of Appeals , COA17-1184 (Judge Mark Davis) , Unpublished
State v. Smith

Driving while Impaired; Appreciable Impairment; Motion to Dismiss