Appellate Court Opinions

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36,244 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA25-468 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Unpublished
State v. Hernandez

Legal Nullities; Waiver of Counsel; Pro Se; Right to Effective Assistance of Counsel; Right to a Speedy Trial.

, Court of Appeals , COA25-52 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Unpublished
State v. Madsen

Present Recollection Refreshed; Past Recollection Recorded; Substantive Evidence; Corroborative Evidence; Improper Vouching; No Plain Error.

, Court of Appeals , COA25-199 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Published
State v. Robinson

Prejudicial Error; Prejudice; Closing argument; Opening argument; Rule 10; Expert Testimony; Confrontation Clause; Double Jeopardy; Death by Distribution; Sale and/or Delivery of a Controlled Substance; Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

, Court of Appeals , COA25-531 (Per Curiam) , Unpublished
State v. Roger-Stubbs

N.C.G.S. § 14-451.1, Rule 2, possession of a firearm by a felon. 

, Court of Appeals , COA25-200 (Judge Tom Murry) , Unpublished
State v. Wall

Lay-opinion tesimony; ineffective assistance of counsel.

, Court of Appeals , COA21-34-2 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Unpublished
State v. Wilson

Batson hearing, procedural requirements, prima facie case

, Court of Appeals , COA25-169 (Judge Tom Murry) , Unpublished
Taylor v. Myers

Child custody; Temporary–permanent orders; Intervenors.

, Court of Appeals , COA25-497 (Judge Julee Flood) , Unpublished
Brown v. Take 5 LLC

personal jurisdiction, Rule 12(b)(2), standard of review, abandoned argument. 

, Court of Appeals , COA25-372 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Published
Crumel v. Morton

Voluntary Dismissal; Relief from Judgment; Motion to Enforce Settlement

, Court of Appeals , COA24-872 (Judge Michael Stading) , Published
Hays v. Lewis

North Carolina Domestic Violence Act; N.C. Gen. Stat. Chapter 50B; Domestic Violence Protective Order; ex parte DVPO; DVPO entered after notice and opportunity to be heard; one-year DVPO; one-year time limitation; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 50B-3; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 50B-3(b); N.C. Gen. Stat. § 50B-2(c)(5); statutory construction; plain meaning; statutory construction in context; Rudder v. Rudder

, Court of Appeals , COA25-315 (Judge Fred Gore) , Unpublished
In re: M.B.

termination of parental rights; best interests of the child; abuse of discretion; N.C.G.S. § 7B-1110(a); permanency planning.

, Court of Appeals , COA25-321 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
In re: Russo

A law firm, as a corporate entity, may not serve as trustee of a trust or executor of a will without being authorized under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 53-303(a).

, Court of Appeals , COA25-245 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Unpublished
Levinsky v. Levinsky

separation agreements; evidence supports trial court's findings and conclusions that the agreements are binding and enforceable; child support payments; competent evidence supports the trial court's calculation of unpaid child support; statute of limitations.

, Court of Appeals , COA24-509 (Judge Michael Stading) , Unpublished
Moore v. Richmen Enters., LLC

Rule 59 motion for a new trial; Rule 50 motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict; Rule 42 motion to bifurcate; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1A-1, Rule 42, N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1A-1, Rule 50, N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1A-1, Rule 59; stream of commerce; negligence; product liability; implied warranty of merchantability; implied warranty of fitness for a particular purpose; sealed-container defense; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 99B-2(a); directed verdict; JNOV