Appellate Court Opinions

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34,637 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA20-299 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Published
In re: K.N.H.

Juvenile proceeding; disposition and commitment order; oral condition of probation; N.C. Gen. Stat. ? 7B-2512(a); oral order of disposition; duration of commitment; N.C. Gen. Stat. ? 7B-2513(a4); mootness; prejudicial error

, Court of Appeals , COA20-797 (Judge John Arrowood) , Published
In re: K.P.

issues are whether district court erred by eliminating reunification, verifying that custodians understood legal significance of the juvenile's placement, and ceasing further reviews

, Court of Appeals , COA20-34 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Published
Kincheloe v. Kincheloe

Deviation from Guidelines; Arrears determination; Insufficient Findings of Fact

, Court of Appeals , COA20-492 (Judge Fred Gore) , Unpublished
Lawing v. Miller

attorney?s fees; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 75-16.1

, Court of Appeals , COA20-559 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
Meabon v. Elliott

Alias and pluries summons; delayed service for years; Rule 41(b) dismissal; Wilder v. Wilder factors; prejudice to defendants.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-496 (Judge John Arrowood) , Published
State v. Atwell

domestic violence protective order, indictment validity, forfeiture of right to counsel, N.C.G.S. 15A-1242

, Court of Appeals , COA20-361 (Judge Fred Gore) , Unpublished
State v. Byrd

post-conviction DNA testing; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-269(c)

, Court of Appeals , COA20-872 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
State v. Cathcart

sufficiency of indictment to confer subject-matter jurisdiction on trial court; using initials to name victim in indictment charging sex offense; motion for appropriate relief

, Court of Appeals , COA20-180 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Published
State v. Crawford

Motion to withdraw guilty plea; factual basis; appellate jurisdiction.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-214 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
State v. Douglas

issue is whether the trial court erred in sentencing juvenile defendant to LWOP and whether the sentence was constitutional

, Court of Appeals , COA20-461 (Judge Fred Gore) , Published
State v. Gordon

Allen charge; N.C. Gen. Stat. ? 15A-1235; jury instructions on further deliberations; statutory right to effective counsel in SBM proceedings

, Court of Appeals , COA20-690 (Judge Fred Gore) , Unpublished
State v. Little

Motion to suppress; order entered out of term

, Court of Appeals , COA20-433 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
State v. Southern

issues include whether trial court committed plain error by failing to strike inadmissible polygraph testimony or give a curative instruction directing jury to disregard the same, or both; and whether defendant was denied effective assistance of counsel

, Court of Appeals , COA20-734 (Judge John Tyson) , Unpublished
State v. Tillman

Modification of probation; special conditions of probation; Anders brief; dismiss.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-213 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
State v. Tirado

issues include whether trial court's findings of fact are supported by competent evidence; whether the court properly weighed mitigating evidence; whether the court applied the correct legal standard in imposing two consecutive LWOP sentences; and whether said sentences are constitutional

, Court of Appeals , COA20-552 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Published
State v. Ward

Probation revocation; Subject-matter jurisdiction; NCGS 15A-1344

, Court of Appeals , COA20-432 (Judge Fred Gore) , Unpublished
State v. Williams

Plea colloquy; probationary status; and N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-1022.1(e).

, Court of Appeals , COA20-868 (Judge Darren Jackson) , Published
Warren Cty. DSS v. Garrelts

parentage; paternity; assisted reproduction; child support obligation of sperm donor; choice of law; full faith and credit clause; trial court erred in concluding that full faith and credit dictated that North Carolina law applied to claim for child support; North Carolina choice of law rules require that North Carolina court apply Virginia's law of parentage to determine whether sperm donor owes child support to the donee where the insemination and conception occurred in Virginia

, Court of Appeals , COA20-682 (Judge Darren Jackson) , Unpublished
Wilson v. Sweely

standing of relative to seek child custody; trial court erred in granting motion to dismiss for lack of standing under Rule 12(b)(6) where allegations in complaint and evidence submitted in support thereof showed that parents were unfit and had acted inconsistently with their constitutionally protected status as parents