Appellate Court Opinions

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34,637 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA20-651 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
State v. Christopher Chamberlin

relevancy; voluntary statements; N.C.R. Evid. 404(b); domestic violence; N.C. Gen. Stat. 14-32(b)

, Court of Appeals , COA20-445 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Unpublished
State v. Davis

Improper remarks, ex mero motu, prosecutorial misconduct

, Court of Appeals , COA20-661 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Unpublished
State v. Derek Sidney Schmidt

Defendant convicted of assault on a child under 12 years old and felonious child abuse; fatal defect in arrest warrant; no subject matter jurisdiction; vacate in part; admissibility of portions of jail phone recordings; North Carolina Rule of Evidence 403; hearsay; flight risk; bad character; implied admission; no error in part

, Court of Appeals , COA20-571 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Unpublished
State v. Douglas Dontay Peterson

first-degree murder, threat, perfect self-defense, imperfect self-defense, defense of others, jury instructions, victim, force, involuntary manslaughter, second-degree murder, aggressor

, Court of Appeals , COA20-752 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
State v. Essam Allamadani

Appeal from civil judgment for court-appointed attorneys' fees; requirement of notice and opportunity to be heard; conflicting order for waiver of fees; unable to determine whether trial court made clerical error

, Court of Appeals , COA20-577 (Judge April Wood) , Published
State v. Flanagan

Revocation hearing; waiver of revocation hearing; jurisdiction; superior court; district court; N.C. Gen. Stat. Sec. 15A-1347; petition for writ of certiorari; N.C. R. App. P.4.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-744 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
State v. Gary Shuford, Sr.

speeding to elude arrest; sufficiency of the evidence; trial court's failure to recognize and exercise its discretion at sentencing; concurrent v. consecutive sentences

, Court of Appeals , COA20-722 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Published
State v. Guerrero

Jury instructions, statutory mitigating factors, defendant's right to a jury trial

, Court of Appeals , COA20-723 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Unpublished
State v. Herr

Motion for Appropriate Relief; Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; N.C. Gen. Stat. Section 15A-1420

, Court of Appeals , COA20-156 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Unpublished
State v. Joyner

Impartial Tribunal; Appellate Rule 2; N.C. Gen. Stat. s. 15A-1222; Chain of Custody

, Court of Appeals , COA20-437 (Judge April Wood) , Unpublished
STATE v. STEPHANIE LYN BECKWITH

Duress; sex offense; indecent liberties; imminent harm; ineffective assistance of counsel; plain error; jury instructions

, Court of Appeals , COA20-344 (Judge April Wood) , Unpublished
State v. Steven Lamont Nivens

Possession of a firearm by a felon; possession of a stolen firearm; guilty knowledge; dishonest purpose; real evidence; and chain of custody

, Court of Appeals , COA20-100 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Published
State v. Tarlton

Fatal variance, preservation, material element, surplusage

, Court of Appeals , COA20-602 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
State v. Tyrone Dillard

court erred by denying motion to dismiss or committed plain error by giving an alleged incomplete jury instruction on felony hit and run, or both

, Court of Appeals , COA21-80 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
Weller v. Jackson

civil no-contact order; N.C.G.S. § 50C-1; First Amendment

, Supreme Court , 446A20 (Justice Sam Ervin IV) , Published
In re A.C.

Appeal from order terminating respondent's parental rights; termination of respondent's parental rights pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1), neglect.

, Supreme Court , 370A20 (Justice Phil Berger Jr.) , Published
In re A.L.

Order terminating parental rights; whether the trial court's findings support its conclusion that grounds existed to terminate respondent's parental rights under N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(2); whether the trial court complied with the requirements of the Indian Child Welfare Act.

, Supreme Court , 418A20 (Justice Phil Berger Jr.) , Published
In re A.P.W.

Termination of parental rights; whether the trial court made sufficient findings to eliminate reunification from the permanent plan; whether DSS undertook reasonable efforts toward reunification; whether the evidence and the trial court's findings show respondent-mother willfully failed to pay a reasonable portion of the children's cost of care under N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(3).