Appellate Court Opinions

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35,004 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA20-884 (Judge April Wood) , Published
Purvis v. Purvis

Marital property; separate property; divisible property; summary judgment; equitable division; North Carolina Equitable Distribution Act; education; educational debt; student loans; marital debt; adult children

, Court of Appeals , COA21-279 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Unpublished
Roach v. Roach

Three-step equitable distribution process; oral and written stipulations; valuation and distribution of real property.

, Court of Appeals , COA21-154 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Unpublished
State of N. Carolina v. Markese Rice

Anders; affirm the trial court's order denying Defendant's motion for post-conviction DNA testing; motion for appropriate relief alleging ineffective assistance of trial and appellate counsel and a fatally defective indictment; denied in part and dismissed in part without prejudice to Defendant to file with trial court

, Court of Appeals , COA20-669 (Judge Darren Jackson) , Unpublished
State of N. Carolina v. Terry Lamont Moore

express and implied admissions of guilt by defense counsel during opening or closing statements; remand required to determine if counsel was authorized to make admissions of client's guilt

, Court of Appeals , COA21-39 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Unpublished
State of N. Carolina v. Zhay Malik Phillips

Anders review; frivolous appeal; facially valid indictments; non-hearsay statement; sufficiency of the evidence; prior record level; sentencing

, Court of Appeals , COA20-749 (Judge Fred Gore) , Unpublished
State v. Brooks

Constructive possession; N.C. Gen. Stat. 15A-928 arraignment; and prior convictions.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-578 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Unpublished
State v. Crandall

Motion to Suppress; Warrantless Search; Probation; Reasonable Suspicion

, Court of Appeals , COA21-9 (Judge John Tyson) , Unpublished
State v. Fuller

Cyberstalking; notice of withdrawal of appeal; superior court jurisdiction.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-774 (Judge Fred Gore) , Published
State v. Kochetkov

Criminal; Motion to Suppress; Search and Seizure; Probable Cause; and Staleness.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-917 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Published
State v. Metcalf

Involuntary manslaughter; motion to strike jury venire; sufficiency of evidence; culpable negligence; proximate cause; validity of indictment

, Court of Appeals , COA20-851 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Unpublished
State v. Robert Wilson Driver

Arrest judgment, improper closing arguments, improper remarks, felony, felony murder, sentencing

, Court of Appeals , COA21-89 (Judge Darren Jackson) , Unpublished
State v. Roger Sanders

trial court did not err in denying motion to suppress because reasonable suspicion supported stop of vehicle

, Court of Appeals , COA20-444 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
State v. Sturdivant

First degree murder; premeditation and deliberation; sufficiency of evidence

, Court of Appeals , COA20-786 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Unpublished
Zulieka Perales v. Darrin King

Registration of foreign support order for modification and enforcement; de facto permanent order; N.C. Gen. Stat. ? 52C-6-607(a); oral agreement; affirmative defenses; child support arrearage