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 , COA21-151 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Published
State v. Green

first-degree murder; voluntary intoxication; admission of real evidence

, Court of Appeals , COA21-453 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
State v. McGill

habitual larceny; essential elements; N.C. Gen. Stat. 14.72; N.C. R. App. P. 4

, Court of Appeals , COA21-237 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
State v. Porter

Assault with deadly weapon; denial of motion to dismiss; self-defense; defense of habitation

, Court of Appeals , COA19-967-2 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. Shuler

Right to remain silent; defense of duress; constitutional error; remand from Supreme Court; harmless beyond a reasonable doubt; no comment by State during closing.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-814 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Unpublished
State v. Thomas

capacity to proceed; competency hearing; ineffective waiver of counsel; structural error

, Court of Appeals , COA20-844 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Unpublished
State v. Washington

Sixth Amendment right to counsel; forfeiture of right to counsel; waiver of assigned counsel; pro se defendant; egregious and dilatory conduct; new trial.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-523 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Unpublished
State v. Young

indictment, lesser-included offense, swapping horses, Rule 403

, Court of Appeals , COA21-399 (Judge John Tyson) , Unpublished
Thomas v. Century Emp. Org., LLC

Workers' compensation; employer-employee relationship; special employee; NCGS 97-51; NCGS 58-48-55(a1).

, Court of Appeals , COA21-166 (Judge Darren Jackson) , Unpublished
Utley v. Swann's Mill Homeowners Ass'n

foreclosure sale; third-party bidder from whom plaintiff did not seek to recover damages had standing to move to dismiss plaintiff's complaint; record demonstrated that trial court did not consider outside the pleadings in granting motion to dismiss, thus not converting ruling to summary judgment; plaintiff failed to timely file an upset bid under provisions of emergency COVID-19 orders extending filing times and deadlines

, Court of Appeals , COA20-888 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Unpublished
Verdone v. Verdone

Nonjudicial partnership dissolution;
Conflict of laws, substance and procedure; Direct and derivative suits.

, Court of Appeals , COA21-186 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Published
Walker-Snyder v. Snyder

Domestic violence protective order; subject-matter jurisdiction; civil summons; competent evidence of domestic violence; harassment; substantial emotional distress

, Court of Appeals , COA21-340 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Unpublished
Williams v. Johnson

Child custody erroneously granted to non-party

, Court of Appeals , COA21-367 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Unpublished
Wooten v. Wooten

Separation; Divorce; Alimony; Higher Education Contributions; Fraud; Warranty of Disclosure; Rescission; Ratification; Motion for Summary Judgment; Specific Performance

, Supreme Court , 363A14-4 (Justice Robin Hudson) , Published
Gift Surplus, LLC v. State ex rel. Cooper

Whether the Court of Appeals erred in reversing the judgment of the trial court on the basis that plaintiffs' sweepstakes game violates N.C.G.S. 14-306.4.

, Supreme Court , 342A21 (Justice Michael Morgan) , Published
In re A.K.

Termination of parental rights; no-merit brief.

, Supreme Court , 59A21 (Justice Tamara Barringer) , Published
In re C.C.G.

Whether the trial court erred by denying a motion to continue the termination hearing; whether the trial court complied with the requirements of the Indian Child Welfare Act; and whether the trial court erred by eliminating visitation in the permanency planning order.

, Supreme Court , 504A20 (Justice Tamara Barringer) , Published
In re G.D.C.C.

Termination of parental rights; whether the trial court erred by determining that there was a likelihood of future neglect if the child was returned to respondent's care.