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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33,077 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA22-586 (Judge Allison Riggs) , Published
State v. Legrand

Motion to Dismiss; Attempted Armed Robbery; Attempted Murder; Prior Record Level; Prior Out-of-State Convictions

, Court of Appeals , COA22-388 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Unpublished
State v. McCarty

no error in denying motion to dismiss; no plain error in admitting challenged evidence; no ineffective assistance of counsel

, Court of Appeals , COA22-690 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
State v. McCormick

Human trafficking; acting in concert jury instructions; documentary exhibits; lay opinion testimony; cumulative error

, Court of Appeals , COA22-864 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
State v. Painter

second-degree murder; evidence of malice; prior bad acts

, Court of Appeals , COA22-897 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Unpublished
State v. Purvis

duplicative court costs; writ of certiorari

, Court of Appeals , COA22-898 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
State v. Stokes

disseminating an obscenity; disclosure of private images; motion to dismiss

, Court of Appeals , COA22-788 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. Taylor

Second-Degree Murder;
Prior Charges as Rule 404(b) malice;
Rule 702;
Reliable Methods;
DWI;
Defective Indictment;
Prior Record Levels;
Resentencing;

, Court of Appeals , COA22-682 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
State v. Thompson

post-conviction DNA testing; court-appointed counsel; rape; kidnapping

, Court of Appeals , COA23-20 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
Tuel v. Tuel

child custody; the mandate rule; inconvenient forum

, Court of Appeals , COA23-42 (Judge John Tyson) , Unpublished
Underwood v. Ingles Mkts., Inc.

Use of unauthorized physician;
Jurisdiction of the Industrial Commission;
E-mailed service of Opinion and Waard;
Appeal to Full Commission;
Excusable Neglect;

, Court of Appeals , COA23-72 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
Walsh v. Street

petition for removal of sheriff from public office; subject-matter jurisdiction; motion to dismiss

, Court of Appeals , COA22-691 (Judge Allison Riggs) , Published
Zander v. Orange Cnty.

School Impact Fees; Fee Refunds; Summary Judgment; Local Ordinances; Statutory Interpretation; Damages

, Court of Appeals , COA22-819 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Unpublished
Aziz v. Heatherstone Homeowners Ass'n, Inc.

Final judgment; Jury trial; Issue of fact; Issue of law; Rule 9; Rule 50; Rule 59; Motion to amend; Motion to dismiss; Motion for sanctions; Declaratory Judgment Act; Abuse of discretion; Homeowners association; functus officio; Notice of appeal

, Court of Appeals , COA22-709 (Judge John Tyson) , Unpublished
In re A.C.

Physical and Legal Custody;
Permanency Planning and Review Hearing;
Supervised Visitation;
Incomplete Transcript;
Unsupported Findings of Fact;
Conclusions of Law;
Scrivener’s Error;

, Court of Appeals , COA22-656 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
In re A.G.

neglected juvenile; abused juvenile; reasonable efforts for reunification

, Court of Appeals , COA22-945 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Unpublished
In re J.A.H.

Termination of parental rights; Juvenile; Neglect; N.C. Gen. Stat. 7B-1111(a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(6); Sufficient evidence; Abuse of discretion; Best interests of the child; Reasonable progress; Parental compliance with case plan; Mental illness

, Court of Appeals , COA22-655 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Unpublished
In re L.M.

Adjudication of neglect, non-secure custody of four children, domestic violence, applicability of parents' sexual conduct

, Court of Appeals , COA22-722 (Judge April Wood) , Unpublished
In re N.G.

Termination of parental rights; best interest of the child; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1110; unchallenged findings are binding on appeal; any relevant consideration; disposition; abuse of discretion

, Court of Appeals , COA22-649 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Published
In re: Chastain

Removal and disqualification of an elected official from N.C. office; N.C. Constitution Articles IV and VI; Clerk of Court; appropriate standard of review; egregious misconduct