Appellate Court Opinions

Slip opinions (court's decision in a case) filed and written by the justices of the Supreme Court or judges of the Court of Appeals

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34,637 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA21-224 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Unpublished
State v. Patterson

Prior record level determination; prejudicial error; multiple convictions from single week.

, Court of Appeals , COA21-275 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Published
State v. Porter

Statutory sentencing range, probationary period, specific findings.

, Court of Appeals , COA21-382 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Unpublished
State v. Robinson

Petition for writ of certiorari granted, Anders review revealed no non-frivolous issues, appeal dismissed.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-890 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Unpublished
State v. Stinson

jury instructions, knowledge footnote, deny knowledge, undercover agent, heroin, Fentanyl

, Court of Appeals , COA21-393 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
State v. Swanson

sentence, probation, trial court, concurrently, judgments, probationary period, imprisonment, clerical error, probation revocation

, Court of Appeals , COA20-538 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Unpublished
State v. Wall

Habitual felon; substantive felony; motion for joinder; motion to suppress

, Court of Appeals , COA21-232 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
State v. Williams

pleadings; facial validity; arrest warrant; notice; N.C. Gen. Stat. 50B-4.1; domestic violence; protective order

, Court of Appeals , COA21-46 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Published
Town of Midland v. Harrell

Town of Midland; Harrell Land Development Company; dispute over responsibility for maintenance of roads in a development; civil penalties; standing; North Carolina General Statutes, Section 160A-12; Town ordinances; mandatory injunction and order of abatement; Rule 65(d) of North Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure; NCDOT road standards; attorney's fees; North Carolina General Statutes, Section 6-21.7; Town violated unambiguous limits on its authority; North Carolina General Statutes, Section 160A-388(b1) (2017) (recodified as Section 160D-705(b) (2021)).

, Court of Appeals , COA20-916 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
Unifund CCR Partners v. Young

Action on a judgment; renewal judgment; clerk's jurisdiction to enter default judgment; sum certain jurisdiction; applicability of the Consumer Economic Protection Act; affirmative defense of usury.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-889 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Published
Vaitovas v. City of Greenville

Constitutionality of local law concerning traffic cameras; prohibition on local laws relating to health, sanitation and the abatement of nuisances; distinction between material connection and tangential or incidental connection to health

, Supreme Court , 65A21 (Per Curiam) , Published
Bishop v. Bishop

Whether the Court of Appeals erred by affirming the trial court's order modifying plaintiff's child support obligation; whether the Court of Appeals erred by affirming the trial court's order denying plaintiff's posttrial motions.

, Supreme Court , 41A21 (Per Curiam) , Published
Hope v. Integon Nat'l Ins. Co.

Whether the Court of Appeals erred by affirming the trial court's dismissal of plaintiff's claims for unfair and deceptive trade practices and breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing.

, Supreme Court , 3A21 (Justice Tamara Barringer) , Published
In re Lennane

Whether an individual's leaving work was attributable to his employer as required by N.C.G.S. 96-14.5 (2021) to avoid disqualification for unemployment benefits.

, Supreme Court , 436PA13-4 (Justice Anita Earls) , Published
Lake v. State Health Plan for Tchrs. & State Emps.

State employee retirees' health insurance benefits were deferred compensation offered as part of an employment contract that can be modified by statute but cannot be substantially impaired. Plaintiffs' evidence failed to show that the plaintiff class as a whole suffered substantial impairment in their contractual rights.

, Supreme Court , 18A21 (Justice Robin Hudson) , Published
M.E. v. T.J.

Whether the trial court had jurisdiction over plaintiff's complaint; whether plaintiff's constitutional argument was preserved for appeal; whether joinder of Legislature was necessary.

, Supreme Court , 70A21 (Per Curiam) , Published
Ponder v. Been

Whether the Court of Appeals erred in reversing the trial court's denial of defendant's motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction.

, Supreme Court , 234PA20 (Justice Sam Ervin IV) , Published
State v. Alexander

Whether the statutory procedures for post-conviction DNA testing are available to convicted defendants who entered guilty pleas; whether defendant made a sufficient showing of materiality to obtain the entry of an order providing for post-conviction DNA testing.

, Supreme Court , 133PA21 (Justice Sam Ervin IV) , Published
State v. Benner

Whether the trial court properly instructed the jury concerning the extent to which defendant was entitled to exercise the right of self-defense when he was assaulted in his own home.