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33,453 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA23-250 (Judge April Wood) , Published
Land v. Whitley

COVID-19; The Emergency or Disaster Treatment Protection Act; Health care; Limited immunity; Statutory immunity; Medical malpractice; Gross negligence; Duty of care; Surgical complications; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-21.133(a); Rule 12(b)(1); Rule 12(b)(2); Rule 12(b)(6); Rule 9(j).

, Court of Appeals , COA23-278 (Judge April Wood) , Unpublished
Miller v. E. Band of Cherokee Indians

Sovereign immunity; Contract rescission; Voluntary dismissal; Restitution; Valid remedy; Moot; Property; Necessary party; Valid judgment.

, Court of Appeals , COA23-576 (Judge John Arrowood) , Published
Moseley v. Hendricks

summary judgment; contributory negligence; last clear chance defense; punitive damages.

, Court of Appeals , COA23-794 (Judge Carolyn Thompson) , Unpublished
Odindo v. Kanyi

Domestic violence; child custody

, Court of Appeals , COA23-780 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
Payne v. Raynor

lease contract; setoff defense; findings of fact; conclusions of law; competent evidence.

, Court of Appeals , COA23-303 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Unpublished
Phillips v. Extra Space Mgmt., Inc.

Motion for directed verdict; Motion for new trial; Breach of contract; Fraudulent inducement and fraudulent misrepresentation; Breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; Unfair and deceptive trade practice; Negligent misrepresentation; Gross negligence; Sufficient evidence; Jury verdict; No error.

, Court of Appeals , COA23-385 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Unpublished
State v. Alvarado

Motion in limine; Sexual Assault; North Carolina Rules of Evidence; North Carolina Rule of Evidence 412; Rape-Shield Statute; Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Issue Preservation; Exclusion of Evidence; Voire Dire; No error.

, Court of Appeals , COA23-220 (Judge April Wood) , Unpublished
State v. Armstrong

Assault by strangulation; Habitual misdemeanor assault; Predicate assault; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-33(c); Sentencing error; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-32.4(b); N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-33.2; Distinct interruption; Intervening event.

, Court of Appeals , COA23-239 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Unpublished
State v. Barnes

ex mero motu, expert testimony, plain error

, Court of Appeals , COA23-315 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Unpublished
State v. Benbow

jury instructions; self-defense; stand your ground

, Court of Appeals , COA23-82 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Published
State v. Bowman

Jury Instructions; Plain Error; Forcible Sexual Offense; Unanimous Verdict; Clerical Errors; Reverse; Remand.

, Court of Appeals , COA23-484 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Unpublished
State v. Boynton

Motion in limine; First Degree Murder; North Carolina Rules of Evidence; North Carolina Rule of Evidence 404(b); North Carolina Rule of Evidence 403; Character Evidence; Prior bad acts; Other Purposes; Testimony Admissibility; Jury Instructions; Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Plain Error; No error.

, Court of Appeals , COA23-517 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
State v. Buchanan

motion to dismiss, felony child abuse inflicting serious bodily injury, expert witness testimony, jury instructions, defense of accident, lesser-included offenses, plain error

, Court of Appeals , COA22-662 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Unpublished
State v. Cooper

first-degree murder; motion to suppress; cell site location information; Rules of Evidence 404(a), 404(b), and 403.

, Court of Appeals , COA22-713 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Published
State v. Golphin

life imprisonment without the possibility of parole, Miller, first-degree murder, N.C. Gen. Stat. Section 15A-1340.19B

, Court of Appeals , COA23-377 (Judge Julee Flood) , Published
State v. Guerrero

motion to suppress; probable cause; canine-sniff; search and seizure; Fourth Amendment; legalization of hemp; trafficking; possession; lesser included offense.

, Court of Appeals , COA23-264 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Unpublished
State v. Hill

Motion to dismiss; first-degree murder; evidence of malice, premeditation, and deliberation; juror challenge for cause; plain error; jury instructions; second-degree murder