Appellate Court Opinions

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35,004 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA22-322 (Judge Darren Jackson) , Unpublished
McLendon Hills Equestrian Ctr., LLC v. NCDOT

release attached as exhibit to plaintiff's complaint demonstrated an affirmative defense precluded success on plaintiff's claims in condemnation action

, Court of Appeals , COA22-455 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
Moschos v. Moschos

plaintiff abandoned 12(b)(1) argument; intentional infliction of emotional distress claim properly dismissed because plaintiff failed to allege that he suffered severe emotional distress

, Court of Appeals , COA22-186 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Published
Paxton v. Owen

Undue Influence; Summary Judgment; Caveat Proceeding

, Court of Appeals , COA22-344 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Unpublished
Pedro Martinez v. City of Wilson

governmental immunity; waiver by purchase of liability insurance; self-insured retention; immunity endorsement; summary judgment; reversed

, Court of Appeals , COA22-235 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Unpublished
Rock vs. City of Durham

Housing appeals board decision; quasi-judicial decision; appellate rules violations; N.C. Gen. Stat. 160A-446(e) (2019); tolling of statute of limitations; equitable estoppel; untimely petition for writ of certiorari; lack of subject matter jurisdiction.

, Court of Appeals , COA22-349 (Judge Darren Jackson) , Unpublished
State of N. Carolina v. Gary Thomas Bolick

reasonable suspicion supported investigatory stop because anonymous tip had sufficient indicia of reliability; CAD report was admissible as evidence

, Court of Appeals , COA22-215 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
State of N. Carolina v. Jamie Donte Coleman

First degree murder; Rule 404(b); evidence of assault before shooting; evidence of gunfire after shooting; chain of circumstances; complete story doctrine; plain error; requirement to show evidentiary error prejudicial

, Court of Appeals , COA22-417 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Unpublished
State of N. Carolina v. Paul Brantley Lewis

Impaired driving; denial of motion for appropriate relief; challenge to State?s closing argument; no abuse of discretion; overwhelming evidence of guilt; N.C. Gen. Stat. 8C-1, Rule 702(a1) violation; expert testimony regarding impairment; no plain error; substantial evidence of impaired driving.

, Court of Appeals , COA22-588 (Judge Darren Jackson) , Published
State v. Adams

trial court erred by conditioning driving while impaired defendant's transfer from supervised to unsupervised probation on the passage of a certain amount of time

, Court of Appeals , COA22-343 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Unpublished
State v. Campbell

DVPO, Domestic violence protective order, probable impact, instructional error.

, Court of Appeals , COA22-362 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
State v. Dyer

Drug possession; motion to suppress; reasonable suspicion for traffic stop; failure to use a turn signal; N.C. Gen. Stat. 20-154(a); stop not supported by reasonable suspicion because no violation of applicable traffic statute occurred; officer's belief violation had occurred not reasonable mistake of law

, Court of Appeals , COA21-725 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
State v. George Steen

ineffective assistance of counsel; motion for appropriate relief; prejudice; inadequate investigation

, Court of Appeals , COA22-502 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
State v. Griffin

Possession of firearm by felon; denial of motion to dismiss; sufficiency of evidence of constructive possession; unpreserved instructional and evidentiary challenges; plain error; challenge to instruction on actual possession; admission of evidence of gang affiliation

, Court of Appeals , COA22-509 (Judge Fred Gore) , Unpublished
State v. Jaqwon Fincher

sentencing; rules of evidence; N.C. Gen. Stat. Section 15A-1334(b); arguments of counsel