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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33,106 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA17-621 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
State v. Mayes

Rule 702; expert testimony

, Court of Appeals , COA17-369 (Judge Robert Hunter Jr.) , Unpublished
State v. Mitchell

Fatal Indictment; Motion to Suppress; Delayed Traffic Stop.

, Court of Appeals , COA16-1075 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Published
State v. Pena

Sixth Amendment right of counsel, clear and unequivocal waiver required, knowing and voluntary waiver of right to counsel, misconduct

, Court of Appeals , COA17-223 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Unpublished
State v. Perry

Hearsay Exception; Confrontation Clause; Motion to Continue to Locate and Subpoena a Witness; Motion to Dismiss

, Court of Appeals , COA17-202 (Judge Mark Davis) , Published
State v. Santifort

Rule 60(b) motion; special proceedings; Rule 24 motion to intervene; subject matter jurisdiction

, Court of Appeals , COA17-69 (Judge Ann Calabria) , Unpublished
State v. Shields

Jury instructions; Duress; Lesser-included offense; N.C. Gen. Stat. Section 14-54.

, Court of Appeals , COA17-443 (Judge Rick Elmore) , Published
The NC State Bar v. Foster

Attorney discipline; magistrates as judicial officers; meaning of tribunal; conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice; N.C. Rules of Professional Conduct 3.5(a)(4)(B) and 8.4(d)

, Court of Appeals , COA17-154 (Judge Rick Elmore) , Published
WLAE, LLC v. Edwards

Prejudicial effect of appeal dismissal on subsequent appeal; Rule 12(b)(1); subject matter jurisdiction; standing; Rule 17(a); substitution; ratification

, Supreme Court , 52PA16 (Justice Robin Hudson) , Published
Easter-Rozzelle v. City of Charlotte

Workers' Compensation Act; application of N.C.G.S. 97-10.2, which states the rights and obligations of an employer and employee regarding payment of benefits under the Act when the employee recovers a settlement in a common law action for damages against a third-party tortfeasor.

, Supreme Court , 386PA16 (Justice Michael Morgan) , Published
State v. Dick

Whether the trial court erred in giving a disjunctive jury instruction on one of the elements of first-degree sexual offense; whether the error was prejudicial to defendant.

, Supreme Court , 94PA16 (Justice Sam Ervin IV) , Published
State v. Fletcher

Conviction for sexual exploitation of a minor under N.C.G.S. 14-190.16; whether the trial court abused its discretion in overruling defendant's objection to the prosecutor's closing argument and denying defendant's request for an instruction defining 'oral intercourse' as requiring penetration.

, Supreme Court , 397A16 (Per Curiam) , Published
State v. Jackson

Motion to suppress evidence; whether the affidavit on which a warrant authorizing a search of defendant's property was based established probable cause to issue the warrant.

, Supreme Court , 22A17 (Justice Mark Martin) , Published
State v. Moore

Whether defendant received adequate notice of his probation revocation hearing pursuant to N.C.G.S. 15A-1345(e).

, Supreme Court , 410PA16 (Per Curiam) , Published
State v. Sanchez

Whether defendant is entitled to a new trial because the trial court erred in giving an unsupported jury instruction on flight.

, Supreme Court , 310A16 (Justice Paul Newby) , Published
Worley v. Moore

Interlocutory appeal from N.C. Business Court order allowing plaintiffs' motion to disqualify defense counsel under Rule 1.9(a) of the N.C. Rules of Professional Conduct.