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 , COA21-149 (Judge John Arrowood) , Published
In re: A.S.

Involuntary commitment; sufficiency of findings; N.C.G.S. 122C-268

, Court of Appeals , COA21-182 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
In re: A.W.

Parents constitutional rights; care, custody and control of child; permanency planning hearing; ceasing reunification; statutory findings; guardianship with nonparent; domestic violence.

, Court of Appeals , COA21-115 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Unpublished
Madison Asphalt, LLC v. Madison Cnty. .

motion to dismiss appeal; petition for writ of certiorari; interlocutory; lack of written orders denying motion for preliminary injunction, motion for joinder of the cases, motion for continuance, and motion to join a necessary party and realign the parties; lack of written orders deprives this Court of jurisdiction of authority to hear appeals related to those matters; moot appeals

, Court of Appeals , COA20-903 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
Phillips v. MacRae

Summary judgment; one judge overruling another; testamentary and marital family trusts; duties of trustees; spouse's elective share; factors to be 100% countable; declaratory judgment; NCGS 30-3.3A(e)(1).

, Court of Appeals , COA20-137 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Published
Poythress v. Poythress

premarital agreement, real estate, divorce, separate property, marital property, gift, intend

, Court of Appeals , COA20-767 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Unpublished
State of N. Carolina v. Heather French

counterfeit instruments, dollar bills, jury trial, waiver, colloquy, bench trial, statutory mandate, unanimous, constitutional right, script

, Court of Appeals , COA20-591 (Judge April Wood) , Unpublished
State of N. Carolina v. Montez Gibbs

Fentanyl; possession of fentanyl; opiates; expert testimony; voir dire; resisting, obstructing, or delaying a public officer; motion to dismiss; and trafficking in opiates.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-798 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
State v. Austin Cody

Ineffective assistance of counsel; lack of motion for appropriate relief; dismissed without prejudice

, Court of Appeals , COA20-758 (Judge April Wood) , Published
State v. Eddings

Motion to suppress; findings of fact; conclusions of law; search warrant; search warrant affidavit; probable cause; nexus; Fourth Amendment; fentanyl

, Court of Appeals , COA19-1171 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Published
State v. Garrett

N.C.G.S. ? 15A-954; motion to dismiss; due process; equal protection; cruel and unusual punishment; Raise the Age; juvenile tried as adult.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-902 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
State v. Jason Campbell

probation violation; subject matter jurisdiction; N.C.G.S. 15A-1344

, Court of Appeals , COA20-173 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Published
State v. Jones

present recollection refreshed, prior consistent statement, jury instructions, plain error, clerical error

, Court of Appeals , COA20-764 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. Lane

GPS tracking order, trafficking heroin, motion to suppress, non-owner of vehicle, probable cause, standing, common law trespass, reasonable expectation of privacy.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-833 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Unpublished
State v. Mason

aggravating factor; armed with a deadly weapon; vehicle as a deadly weapon; new sentencing hearing or new proceedings entirely