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35,004 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA22-4 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Unpublished
State v. Shawn Beau Croteau

statutory rape and indecent liberties with a child; motion to dismiss; corpus delicti ('body of the crime'); strong corroborative evidence of Defendant's extrajudicial confession; bench trial; affirmed

, Court of Appeals , COA21-619 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Published
State v. Slaughter

Shackling, restraints, prejudicial error, MAR, notice of appeal.

, Court of Appeals , COA21-732 (Judge April Wood) , Unpublished
State v. Whitaker

Joinder; Joinder of offenses; Transactional connection; Single scheme or plan; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-926(a); Prejudice; Same location; Same victim; Same defendant; Modus Operandi; Abusive relationship; Lapse in time; 404(b); Rape; Assault; Assault with deadly weapon; AWDWISI

, Court of Appeals , COA21-577 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
State v. Zabiane Williams

Murder; rape; arson; burglary; exclusion of evidence of third-party guilt; constitutional right to present defense; acting in concert theory; harmless beyond a reasonable doubt

, Court of Appeals , COA22-191 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Published
The N.C. State Bar v. Merritt

Rules 1.19(a) and 8.4(a) of Rules of Professional Conduct; whole record review; attempt to engage in sexual relations with current client; sexual relationship with current client; substantial harm to client and profession; unchallenged adjudicatory findings; fiduciary attorney-client relationship; sanction of suspension; no abuse of discretion.

, Court of Appeals , COA22-95 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
Bartlett v. Burke

Specific Personal Jurisdiction;
N.C. Gen. Stat. 1-75;
Long-Arm Statute
Due Process;
Stream of Commerce;
Minimum contacts;
Products Liability;
Arise out of or relate to

, Court of Appeals , COA22-173 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
Blaylock v. York

Rule 60(b) motion for relief from judgment; interlocutory appeal.

, Court of Appeals , COA21-654 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Published
Coastal Conservation Ass'n v. State of N.C.

Public Trust Doctrine; Sovereign Immunity; Motion to Dismiss; Conservation of Natural Resources Clause; Right to Hunt, Fish, and Harvest Wildlife.

, Court of Appeals , COA22-167 (Judge Darren Jackson) , Unpublished
In re Z.M., M.M., M.M., Z.M.

findings of fact supported conclusions of law that grounds existed to terminate respondents' parental rights and conclusions were not erroneous

, Court of Appeals , COA22-124 (Judge John Arrowood) , Published
In re: B.W.C.

juvenile delinquent; N.C.G.S. 5A-31; N.C.G.S. 7B-1501

, Court of Appeals , COA22-33 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Published
In re: George

Motion to set aside foreclosure; N.C. R. Civ. P. 60(b); attorneys' fees; prevailing party; restitution; unclean hands

, Court of Appeals , COA21-556-2 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
In re: Gerringer

estate proceedings; N.C. Gen. Stat. 30-3.1; petition for elective share by surviving spouse;

, Court of Appeals , COA21-755 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Published
In re: M.T. & K.T.

3.1; order ceasing reunification; termination of parental rights; grounds of abuse or neglect; admission of evidence at termination of parental rights disposition stage

, Court of Appeals , COA21-775 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
In the Matter of J.M.

juvenile delinquent; N.C.G.S. 7B-2405; privilege against self-incrimination; State concedes error

, Court of Appeals , COA21-609 (Judge April Wood) , Unpublished
Jacqueline L. Gray. v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

Foreclosure, Deed of Trust, Collateral estoppel, Foreclosure proceeding, Non-Judicial, Res Judicata, Notice, Doctrine of Collateral estoppel, Non-mutual collateral estoppel, Defensive collateral estoppel, Foreclosure sale, Assistant clerk, Foreclose, Damages, Default, Parties, Reverse Mortgage, Interlocutory, Borrower, Substitute Trustee, Immediate appeal, Summary Judgment