Appellate Court Opinions

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33,106 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA21-629 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Unpublished
State v. McNeil

First degree murder, confrontation clause, character evidence, prior conviction of victim

, Court of Appeals , COA21-728 (Judge April Wood) , Unpublished
State v. Parham

Evidence, Motion to suppress, Police checkpoint, DUI checkpoint, Constitutional, Form HP-14, Arrest, Probable cause, Seizure, Alcohol, Driving while Impaired.

, Court of Appeals , COA22-65 (Judge Fred Gore) , Unpublished
State v. Price

traffic stop; reasonable articulable suspicion; probable cause; odor of marijuana; vehicular search; Fourth Amendment

, Court of Appeals , COA20-695 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Unpublished
State v. Reser

DWI, driving while intoxicated, operation of vehicle, jury instructions, correction to proposed jury instructions, charge conference, preservation of constitutional issue, context of objection

, Court of Appeals , COA20-859 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Published
State v. Williams

preservation; presumption of innocence; due process; attorney conflict of interest; trial court implying an opinion

, Court of Appeals , COA18-253-2 (Judge Darren Jackson) , Published
Ashe Cty. v. Ashe Cty. Plan. Bd.

land use regulation; permit choice statutes do not apply unless a complete application for a land use approval has been submitted and did not apply where complete application was not submitted until after moratorium prohibiting requested use was adopted, but before ordinance under which land use was requested was repealed and replaced by new, more onerous ordinance; moratorium statute in effect at the time moratorium when into effect had exemptions, none of which were applicable to moratorium at issue, so moratorium barred approval of land use application during its duration; proposed asphalt plant did not qualify as an approvable use of land under relevant ordinance because of its proximity to two commercial buildings; inconsistencies between representations in two permit applications supported inference of deceptive intent

, Court of Appeals , COA21-689 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Published
Asher v. Honeycutt

premises liability; negligence per se; common-law negligence; landlord; lawful visitor

, Court of Appeals , COA21-436 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Published
Berens v. Berens

child support obligation, retroactive modification of past child support obligations, parental income calculation

, Court of Appeals , COA21-771 (Judge Darren Jackson) , Unpublished
Clean N Dry, Inc. v. Edwards

trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying defendant's motion to amend complaint for apparent reason of undue delay and where amendment would have unduly prejudiced plaintiff

, Court of Appeals , COA21-236 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Published
Cromartie v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Inc.

North Carolina Industrial Commission; compensable injury; dispute ripe; remand for additional findings about Plaintiff's disability status; suitable employment

, Court of Appeals , COA20-898 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
Gray v. E. Carolina Med. Servs., PLLC

Rule 9(j); trial court erred in dismissing complaint for failure to substantively comply with Rule 9(j); Rule 702(b)(1)b.; reasonable for plaintiff to expect proffered expert to qualify as an expert; Rule 702(b)(2);

, Court of Appeals , COA21-460 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Unpublished
Hill v. Durrett

Void marriage, annulment, hearsay, judicial estoppel, equitable estoppel

, Court of Appeals , COA22-145 (Judge April Wood) , Unpublished
In re D.C.

Termination of parental rights; Neglect; Willful failure; Domestic violence; Parental capacity assessment; Sexual abuse; Mental health; Juvenile; Substance abuse; Visitation; Foster care; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1111(a)(2); Adjudication; Basic needs; Reasonable progress; Behavioral health; Relationships; DSS; Contact; GAL; Anger management; Parenting class.

, Court of Appeals , COA22-159 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
In re D.E.G.

3.1; termination of parental rights; no-merit brief

, Court of Appeals , COA22-140 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Unpublished
In re D.L.B.

Rule 3.1(e); no-merit brief; independent review of the record; termination of parental rights; best interest of the children; sufficient findings of fact and conclusions law; no abuse of discretion; no reversible error.

, Court of Appeals , COA22-72 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Unpublished
In re F.C.H.

Termination of Parental Rights; Insufficient Evidence; Repetition of Neglect; Willful Abandonment; Record on Appeal

, Court of Appeals , COA22-182 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Unpublished
In re J.M.L.

Rule 3.1(e); No-Merit Brief; Termination of Parental Rights

, Court of Appeals , COA22-177 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Unpublished
In re J.T.

Termination of parental rights, challenge to disposition, findings of fact, supported or unchallenged binding

, Court of Appeals , COA22-12 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
In re L.C.

termination of parental rights; hearsay; neglect