Appellate Court Opinions

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35,004 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA21-60 (Judge April Wood) , Published
Moss v. N.C. Dep't of State Treasurer

Transitional Disability Benefits; Cost of Living Adjustments; Social Security Offset Amount; Rule 12(b)(6); Motion to Dismiss; Administrative Law Judge; De Novo; Rule 12(b)(1); Chapter 135; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 135-112; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 135-9; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-64.80; Contract; Judicial Review; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 150B-51; Administrative Agency; Whole Record Standard of Review; Bank Account Statements; Collateral Estoppel

, Court of Appeals , COA21-446 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Unpublished
N.C. State Conf. of the NAACP v. State of N.C.

Facial constitutional challenge of legislative enactment; motion to dismiss based on sovereign immunity; interlocutory appeal; petition for writ of certiorari; lack of standing; vacated

, Court of Appeals , COA21-604 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Unpublished
Newton v. Newton

Temporary custody order; interlocutory appeal; lack of jurisdiction.

, Court of Appeals , COA21-539 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Unpublished
O'Neal v. Burley

Partnership dissolution; classification, distribution, and allocation of partnership property; interlocutory appeal; dismissed

, Court of Appeals , COA21-515 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
Osborne v. Redwood Mountain, LLC

Prior appeal; declaratory judgment; prescriptive easement; motions to dismiss, Rules 12(b)(6), 12(g), 12(h)(2); summary judgment, Rule 56, prescriptive easement.

, Court of Appeals , COA21-204 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Published
Preston v. Preston

alimony; interlocutory; substantial right; Rule 11 sanctions; absolute divorce

, Court of Appeals , COA21-403 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Published
Rosenthal Furs, Inc. v. Fine

Rule 3.7 of the NC Rules of Professional Conduct; Necessary Witness; Witness-Advocate Rule; Lawyer's right to appear pro se

, Court of Appeals , COA21-482 (Judge Darren Jackson) , Published
Russell v. N.C. Dep't of Pub. Safety

Office of Administrative hearings had subject matter jurisdiction over contested case where administrative law judge chose to credit testimony regarding whether grievance was timely filed

, Court of Appeals , COA21-67 (Judge April Wood) , Unpublished
Smith v. Grant

North Carolina Child Support Guidelines; Worksheet A; Worksheet B; Child Support Order; Abuse of Discretion; Primary Physical Custody; Share Custody; Per Year.

, Court of Appeals , COA21-195 (Judge John Tyson) , Unpublished
Smith v. Smith

Absolute divorce, NCGS 50-6; failure to timely assert post-separation support, NCGS 50-11(c); motion to recuse; failure to timely appeal; N.C. Rule Appellate Procedure 3; NCGS 1A-1, Rule 58.

, Court of Appeals , COA21-512 (Judge John Arrowood) , Published
State v. Acker

plain error; jury instructions; second-degree murder; self-defense; manslaughter

, Court of Appeals , COA17-1027-2 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Published
State v. Bennett

Batson, jury selection, peremptory strike, step two, step three, race-neutral explanation, burden of proving purposeful discrimination

, Court of Appeals , COA21-43 (Judge April Wood) , Published
State v. Bowen

True threat; Extortion; First Amendment; N.C. Gen. Stat. 14-118.4; Unconstitutional; Free Speech Clause

, Court of Appeals , COA21-510 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
State v. Clark

jury instruction; flight; assault by strangulation; assault on a female; statutory mandate; sentencing multiple counts of assault

, Court of Appeals , COA21-145 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Unpublished
State v. Evans

first-degree murder, kidnapping, felon, drug, heroin, motion for appropriate relief, closing argument, prosecution witness, district attorney, drug trafficking, immunity agreement, substantial assistance, evidentiary hearing, impermissible vouching, severance, joinder, limiting instruction, cross-examination

, Court of Appeals , COA21-391 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Unpublished
State v. Green

Harbison Error; Felony Speeding to Elude Arrest; Petition for Writ of Certiorari

, Court of Appeals , COA21-304 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Unpublished
State v. Griffin

Petition for writ of habeas corpus under N.C. Gen. Stat. 17-33(2); lawfulness of incarceration during Covid-19 pandemic; affirming summary denial of habeas petition; failure to comply with N.C. Gen. Stat. 17-7.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-881 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
State v. Hawkins

redacted statement to law enforcement, joint trial, Confrontation Clause, evidence, crime scene photograph, motion to disqualify, first degree murder

, Court of Appeals , COA21-180 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
State v. Hendricks

motion for appropriate relief; procedural default; N.C. Gen. Stat. 15A-1419