Appellate Court Opinions

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33,453 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA21-273 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Unpublished
Price v. Price

Notice of hearing, calculation of income, child support

, Court of Appeals , COA22-274 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Unpublished
State of N. Carolina v. Jacquelyn Sanders

sufficiency of indictment; defective indictment; larceny; habitual larceny; felony habitual larceny; plea bargain; petition for writ of certiorari

, Court of Appeals , COA21-786 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Published
State v. Aguilar

Motion to suppress; probable cause to search an automobile; totality of the circumstances; negative canine hit.

, Court of Appeals , COA21-612 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Published
State v. Boyette

Entry and rendition of judgment, probation revocation, search.

, Court of Appeals , COA22-527 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
State v. Byrd

motion to suppress properly denied; probable cause supported search warrant; search of a cell phone;

, Court of Appeals , COA21-496 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Unpublished
State v. Charles David Hall

Motion for continuance, expert qualifications, and visual identification of a controlled substance.

, Court of Appeals , COA22-7 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Unpublished
State v. Copper Urion Eckenrod

first-degree sex offense; first-degree statutory sex offense; indecent liberties; sexual act; penetration; motion to dismiss; sufficiency of the evidence; general objection; specificity requirement; apparent from context; preservation; expert testimony; Rule 702; speculation; relevance

, Court of Appeals , COA22-492 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Unpublished
State v. Dwight Brown

Possession of a Firearm by a Felon; Habitual Felon; issue preservation; unpreserved constitutional error; plain error.

, Court of Appeals , COA22-330 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
State v. Gerar Michael Christman

Resentencing after remand; compliance with N.C. Gen. Stat. 15A-1335; changes to consolidation of convictions

, Court of Appeals , COA22-227 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Published
State v. Hester

series of break-ins at a nonoperational plant; Harbison violation; defense counsel admitted to lesser-included offenses of misdemeanor breaking and entering and misdemeanor possession of stolen goods during closing argument; caught or in the act; remand for evidentiary hearing to determine if Defendant knowingly consented in advance of admissions; remaining claims for ineffective assistance of counsel dismissed without prejudice to filing a motion for appropriate relief below

, Court of Appeals , COA22-241 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Published
State v. McVay

Motion to dismiss, indictment, surplusage, special jury instruction, preservation.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-908 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Published
State v. Norris

Instructional error versus fatal variance, solicitation mens rea, failure to intervene.

, Court of Appeals , COA21-561 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Published
State v. Reavis

Locational elements of criminal offenses, misdemeanor statement of charges, weapon at a demonstration.

, Court of Appeals , COA22-243 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Published
State v. Taylor

Lay Witness Identification; Motion to Dismiss; Sufficiency of the Evidence; Plain Error; Right Against Self-Incrimination

, Court of Appeals , COA22-339 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Published
State v. Wilkins

Statutory competency hearing under N.C. Gen. Stat. 15A-1002; distinction between nonwaivable constitutional competency issues and waivable statutory competency issues