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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35,004 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA21-425 (Judge John Arrowood) , Published
Shebalin v. Shebalin

order for appointment of parenting coordinator; interlocutory; sanctions

, Court of Appeals , COA21-332 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Published
Shropshire v. Shropshire

Equitable distribution; divisible property; reopening of evidence sua sponte; insufficient findings of fact; no abuse of discretion.

, Court of Appeals , COA21-558 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
Singleton v. N.C. Dep't of Health & Hum. Servs.

NC Gen Stat 131E-175
Certificate of need
Exhaustion of remedies
Administrative procedure act
Declaratory judgment
As applied challenge
Failure to exhaust remedies
Substantive due process
Procedural due process

, Court of Appeals , COA21-225 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
State of N.C. v. The Chemours Co. FC, LLC

Motion to intervene, N.C. Rule of Civil Procedure 24, trial court did not abuse its discretion by denying motion to intervene as untimely.

, Court of Appeals , COA18-1118-3 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Published
State v. Anthony

satellite-based monitoring; aggravated offense

, Court of Appeals , COA21-635 (Judge John Arrowood) , Published
State v. Cholon

MAR; ineffective assistance of counsel; Harbison violation

, Court of Appeals , COA21-522 (Judge Darren Jackson) , Unpublished
State v. Cole

trial court abused its discretion in concluding the defendant had absconded, thereby violating his probation, in the absence of sufficient evidence that the alleged absconding was willful

, Court of Appeals , COA21-598 (Judge Darren Jackson) , Unpublished
State v. Cooper

trial court did not plainly err by not instructing jury on reasonable belief in consent as defense to charge of second-degree forcible sexual offense because this defense is not recognized under North Carolina law; cold record did not reveal that trial counsel was ineffective

, Court of Appeals , COA22-17 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
State v. Freeman

Anders brief; Alford plea; sentencing

, Court of Appeals , COA21-331 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
State v. Garcia

satellite-based monitoring; State v. Hilton; conflict between trial court's oral ruling and written order

, Court of Appeals , COA21-663 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
State v. Grimes

motion to dismiss; sufficiency of the evidence; specific intent; kidnapping; jury instructions; no plain error; assault on a female; N.C. R. App. P. 2

, Court of Appeals , COA21-203 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
State v. Harvey

Murder; robbery with a dangerous weapon; motion to suppress; preservation; waiver; sufficiency of search warrant affidavit; staleness of information in warrant affidavit; exclusion of self-defense evidence as discovery sanction; Hobson's choice dilemma

, Court of Appeals , COA21-13 (Judge April Wood) , Unpublished
State v. Lee

Expert witness; Expert witness testimony; North Carolina Rule of Evidence Rule 702; Daubert factors; North Carolina Rule of Evidence Rule 403; Probative value; First-degree Murder; qEEG assessments; qEEG

, Court of Appeals , COA20-693-2 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Unpublished
State v. O'Kelly

satellite-based monitoring; lifetime SBM;

, Court of Appeals , COA22-113 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Unpublished
State v. Price

clerical error, jail credit, time served

, Court of Appeals , COA21-517 (Judge Fred Gore) , Unpublished
State v. Roach

ineffective assistance of counsel; confrontation clause; statements offered to explain subsequent actions during an investigation

, Court of Appeals , COA21-358 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Published
State v. Sanders

In rem jurisdiction; Civil forfeiture; Criminal forfeiture.

, Court of Appeals , COA21-538 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
State v. Shade

plea agreement; petition for writ of certiorari; N.C.G.S. 15A-1444

, Court of Appeals , COA20-250 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Published
State v. Wright

Sufficiency of indictment, failure to notify the last registering sheriff of a change of address, jury instructions, plain error, motion to dismiss, right to allocution, attorney fees, entry of order.