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, Court of Appeals , COA22-856 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Unpublished
State v. Best

self defense, aggressor doctrine, jury instructions

, Court of Appeals , COA23-984 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. Boyd

Anticipatory Search Warrant;
Trafficking cocaine & marijuana;
Guilty Plea;
Motion to Suppress preserved;
Totality of the Circumstances;

, Court of Appeals , COA23-606 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Published
State v. Buck

Statutory Interpretation; “Crash”; Motion to Arrest Judgment; Motion to Dismiss; Jury Instructions; Clerical Error.

, Court of Appeals , COA23-818 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
State v. Bullock

motion to dismiss; discharging a firearm into a vehicle; muzzle velocity; jury instructions; flight

, Court of Appeals , COA23-867 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
State v. Carpenter

certiorari; revocation of probation; findings of fact; good cause

, Court of Appeals , COA23-706 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
State v. Chinnas

cruelty to animals; motion to dismiss; special condition of probation; Rule 2

, Court of Appeals , COA23-833 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Published
State v. Crowder

short form indictments, second degree forcible sex offense, N.C. Gen. Stat. 15-144.2(c)

, Court of Appeals , COA23-820 (Judge Julee Flood) , Published
State v. Doherty

motion to dismiss; felony cruelty to animals; cruelly beat; statutory interpretation; plain language; dictionary definition; invited error; plain error; lesser included offense

, Court of Appeals , COA23-745 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Unpublished
State v. El

reasonable search, roadside search, intrusive means

, Court of Appeals , COA23-837 (Judge Fred Gore) , Published
State v. Fernanders

N.C. R. Evid. 404(b) prejudicial error review; N.C. R. Evid. 701 prejudicial error review; N.C. R. Evid. 403; motion to sever charges; N.C. R. Evid. 702(a)(1), (a)(3).

, Court of Appeals , COA23-695 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Unpublished
State v. Frank

Petition for writ of certiorari, N.C. R. Evid. 404(b), N.C. R. Evid. 403, Sentencing, Statutory mandate, evidence, indecent liberties with a child, indecent liberties with a minor, first-degree sexual offense

, Court of Appeals , COA23-670 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Unpublished
State v. Fraser

Motion to dismiss, sufficiency of the evidence, discharging a weapon into an occupied vehicle, hearsay, identity, common scheme or plan, intent

, Court of Appeals , COA23-566 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Published
State v. Gibbs

fatal variance; motion to dismiss; jury instructions; consecutive sentences

, Court of Appeals , COA23-926 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Unpublished
State v. Greer

stipulation to prior convictions; record level worksheet; stipulation to out-of-state felony conviction; sentencing; NC Gen Stat 15A-1340.14(e)

, Court of Appeals , COA23-1058 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Unpublished
State v. Grice

Clerical Error; Judgment; Rule 4; PWC; Remanded.

, Court of Appeals , COA23-703 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Published
State v. Groat

Motion to Sever; Unpreserved; Motion to Dismiss; Attempted First Degree Kidnapping; No Error.

, Court of Appeals , COA23-1118 (Judge Julee Flood) , Unpublished
State v. Hammond

jurisdictional defect; designate; serve; probation; revocation; hearing; reasonably satisfy; willful; violated; abuse of discretion; abscond; notice; finding; good cause; remand

, Court of Appeals , COA23-275 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Unpublished
State v. Hemingway

probation revocation, right to confrontation, abuse of discretion.

, Court of Appeals , COA23-224 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
State v. Heyne

expert testimony; lay opinion testimony; improper jury arguments