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35,004 Appellate Court Opinions
Rainey v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
Workers' Compensation, Partial Disability to Hand, Competent Evidence, Overtime Pay
State v. Harris
deprivation of property; restitution; duplicative award; clerical error
State v. Ore
probation violation, unchallenged findings & conclusions, no notice of appeal, extension of supervision, direct criminal contempt, PWC, N.C. Gen. Stat. 1347, N.C. Gen. Stat. 5A-11
State v. Reynolds
In camera review and disclosure of sealed records, substantial basis for review, favorable and material standard for disclosure
State v. Sanders
waiver of counsel; competency to proceed pro se; jury selection; Batson challenge; 404(b) evidence; non-prejudicial error
State v. Slade
Defendant convicted of murder, attempted first-degree murder, and kidnapping over stolen marijuana; North Carolina Rules of Evidence 401, 403, and 901; admissibility of letter and other communications between Defendant and a female accomplice while both were in custody; no improper reference to gang affiliation; trial court did not err in failing to intervene ex mero motu in prosecutor's argument
State v. Walker
Motion for appropriate relief; ineffective assistance of trial counsel; ineffective assistance of appellate counsel; petition for writ of certiorari.
State v. Williams
defense of others; jury instruction; disqualifying felony; causal nexus; prejudicial error; motion to dismiss for insufficiency of the evidence.
Thompson v. Union Cty.
ordinance, zoning, board of adjustment, vested rights
Violette v. The Town of Cornelius
standing; zoning; action for declaratory judgment; trial court did not err in dismissing complaint for lack of standing where adjacent landowner only supported his allegations of standing with owner's opinion evidence of diminution in value and allegations did not allege how his property was affected by rezoning distinct from the community
Wake Cnty. ex rel. Williams v. Wiley
notice of registration of a foreign support order; motion for judicial notice; service proper at last known, physical mailing address; North Carolina Rule of Civil Procedure 5; Rule 60 motion; no abuse of discretion
Court of Appeals Published Opinions Filed May 17, 2022
Court of Appeals Unpublished Opinions Filed May 17, 2022
Abedi v. Abedi
Interlocutory appeal; preliminary injunction; substantial right; dismissed.
Birchard v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of N.C., Inc.
Subject Matter Jurisdiction, State Health Plan, Denial of Coverage, External Review Organization, Appeal to Industrial Commission, Sovereign Immunity
Bottoms Towing & Recovery, LLC v. Circle of Seven, LLC
motor vehicle lien; legal possessor; N.C.G.S. 44A
Braswell v. W. N.C. Conf. of the United Methodist Church
facial or as-applied constitutional challenge; transfer of constitutional challenge to three-judge panel; subject-matter jurisdiction; ecclesiastical entanglement
Briggs v. Markiewicz
summary judgment; negligence; duty of driver to maintain proper lookout; contributory negligence; doctrine of sudden emergency
Dillard v. W. N.C. Conf. of the United Methodist Church
facial or as-applied constitutional challenge; transfer of constitutional challenge to three-judge panel; subject-matter jurisdiction; ecclesiastical entanglement
Doe GS v. W. N.C. Conf. of the United Methodist Church
facial or as-applied constitutional challenge; transfer of constitutional challenge to three-judge panel; subject-matter jurisdiction; ecclesiastical entanglement