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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34,436 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA25-227 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
Lucas v. Childress

interlocutory appeal; substantial right; First Amendment; defamation; actual malice; statement of grounds for appellate review

, Court of Appeals , COA25-27 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
Pelc v. Pham

Order on Remand;
Civil Contempt as Remedy;
Trial Court’s Jurisdiction;
Execution and Exemption Proceedings;
Affidavit of Support;
Unjust Enrichment;
Breach of Contract;
Attorney’s Fees;
Collateral Attack;

, Court of Appeals , COA25-211 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
State v. Clifford

motion to dismiss; sufficiency of evidence; admission of prior conviction; latent fingerprints; plain error.

, Court of Appeals , COA25-43 (Judge Tom Murry) , Unpublished
State v. Hines

Motiomn for appropriate relief; State v. Singleton, 386 N.C. 183 (2024); retroactivity.

, Court of Appeals , COA24-723 (Judge Michael Stading) , Unpublished
State v. Hughes

attempt; rape; second-degree; jury instructions; prejudice; trial court; prejudicial error; lesser included offense

, Court of Appeals , COA24-190 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Unpublished
State v. Judd

Indictment, non-jurisdictional defect, attempted first-degree murder, malice aforethought, prejudice, motion to dismiss, assault on a female, plain error, Rule 404(b), fatal variance.

, Court of Appeals , COA25-186 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
State v. Keel

subject matter jurisdiction; plain error; N.C.G.S. 15A-1340.22.

, Court of Appeals , COA24-965 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
State v. Lindsley

probation revocation; violation report; violation of probation condition; abuse of discretion

, Court of Appeals , COA24-1117 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
State v. McIntyre

N.C.G.S. 14-415.1; constructive possession; petition for writ of certiorari; facial challenge; as-applied challenge.

, Court of Appeals , COA24-1049 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
State v. Mead

voluntary manslaughter; ineffective assistance of counsel; motion to dismiss.

, Court of Appeals , COA24-1004 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Unpublished
State v. Murell

invited error, harmless error, confrontation clause, surrogate witness

, Court of Appeals , COA24-1061 (Judge John Tyson) , Unpublished
State v. Nunez

Second Degree Murder;
Introducing Evidence;
Closing Arguments;
Failure to Object;
Plain Error;
Rule 404(b) evidence;

, Court of Appeals , COA25-158 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. Stanley

Possession of a methamphetamine on jail premises, possession of controlled substance and drug paraphernalia
Lesser included offenses
Attaining habitual felon status
Competency Hearing
Duty of trial court sua sponte
Conducting a trial in abstentia
Prior record level error

, Court of Appeals , COA24-1104 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Unpublished
State v. Tajuddin

plain error, permanent deprivation, motion to dismiss for sufficient evidence

, Court of Appeals , COA24-1093 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
State v. White

motion for a mistrial; prejudicial statement by prospective juror; abuse of discretion