Appellate Court Opinions

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34,747 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA25-502 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
State v. Sinclair

sufficiency of evidence; motion to dismiss; larceny; fair market value; jury instructions.

, Court of Appeals , COA25-523 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. Strickland

Attempted first degree murder;
Jurisdiction of Trial Court;
Rule 404(b);
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel;
Trial strategy;
Consolidated Judgments;
Aggravating Factors;

, Court of Appeals , COA25-219 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
State v. Villarreal

aggressor doctrine; N.C. Gen. Stat. section 14-51.2; N.C. Gen. Stat. section 14-51.3; N.C. Gen. Stat. section 14-51.4; defense of another.

, Court of Appeals , COA25-613 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
State v. Webber

Sixth Amendment right to counsel; no voluntary waiver of counsel; forfeiture of counsel.

, Court of Appeals , COA24-990 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Unpublished
State v. Williams

motion to suppress, probable cause, plain error

, Court of Appeals , COA25-530 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Published
Steele v. Kenna

trust; testamentary exception; attorney-client privilege

, Court of Appeals , COA25-597 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
The N.C. State Bar v. Key

no abuse of discretion, attorney discipline, order of discipline, Disciplinary Hearing Commission, suspension

, Court of Appeals , COA25-693 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
Wyer v. Alamance Reg'l Med. Ctr.

summary judgment; negligence; res ipsa loquitur; medical malpractice; standard of care; expert testimony; proximate cause.

, Court of Appeals , COA24-1035 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Published
Advisor Law, LLC v. Holland

motion to compel arbitration, summary judgment, breach of contract, choice of law, forum selection clause, contract interpretation, de novo, affirmed.

, Court of Appeals , COA25-258 (Judge Christopher Freeman) , Unpublished
Bettis v. Weiss

Summary Judgment; Rule 56; Easement by Plat; Prescriptive Easement

, Court of Appeals , COA25-39 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
Cohen v. Hefetz

Child custody;
Adjudicate evidence;
Required findings;
Best interest of child;
Parent relocating to foreign jurisdiction;
Ramirez-Barker factors;

, Court of Appeals , COA25-457 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
Flores v. Gutierrez

child support order; "closed" docket entries; error in treating temporary child support order as a permanent child support order; deviation from presumptive start date of the child support obligation; deviation from Child Support Guidelines; no abuse of discretion by imputing business expenses based on most recent verified financial information.

, Court of Appeals , COA25-524 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
Griffin v. Brown

Dental malpractice;
Summary Judgment for Defendants;
Rule 9(j) Expert Testimony;
Prima Facia claims;
Lack of Proximate Cause;
Corporate Negligence;
Respondent Superior;
Negligent Supervision;

, Court of Appeals , COA24-834 (Judge Michael Stading) , Unpublished
Harris v. McLeod

Equitable mortgage; affidavit; summary judgment; N.C. Gen. Stat. §1A-1, Rule 56(c); N.C. Gen. Stat. §1A-1, Rule 56(e)

, Court of Appeals , COA25-115 (Per Curiam) , Unpublished
In re: A.G.S., C.L.S., Jr. & L.J.S.

North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure Rule 3.1(e) no-merit brief; termination of parental rights; N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a); neglected and dependent.

, Court of Appeals , COA25-441 (Per Curiam) , Unpublished
Plyler v. Meade

medical malpractice claim; Rules 12(b)(2) & 12(b)(5); insufficient service of process; no service of actual summons and complaint; no personal jurisdiction.