Appellate Court Opinions

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35,004 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA20-443 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
Nichols v. United Painting Servs.

issue is whether the NC Industrial Commission erred by declining to consider two suitable employment opportunities supposedly offered to plaintiff following the hearing before the Deputy Commissioner because they had not been approved by plaintiff's physician as of the date of the initial hearing

, Court of Appeals , COA20-495 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
State v. Bannerman

Defendant clearly and unequivocally waived his right to counsel, and his waiver was knowing, intelligent, and voluntary.

, Court of Appeals , COA19-879 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Unpublished
State v. Benner

no error in declining to give N.C.P.I Crim. 308.10 instruction; no invited error; no plain error in failing to instruct jury on mistake of fact; failure to comply with N.C. R. App. P. 3 and properly notice appeal

, Court of Appeals , COA18-895-2 (Judge John Arrowood) , Published
State v. Copley

habitation defense; self-defense; laying in wait; first-degree murder

, Court of Appeals , COA20-219 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
State v. Gibson

Felony hit and run; sufficient evidence; jury instruction on flight

, Court of Appeals , COA20-394 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Unpublished
State v. Green

Sexual battery, inadequate record

, Court of Appeals , COA20-297 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Unpublished
State v. Guerrero-Avila

Fourth Amendment, consent, coercion, motion to suppress, search, seizure

, Court of Appeals , COA19-1124 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Unpublished
State v. Harris

incest, statutory rape, indecent liberties with a child, first-degree kidnapping, subject matter jurisdiction, sovereign citizen, standby counsel, victim, child, pregnancy, relinquishment of parental rights, pediatrician, hearsay, confrontation, competency, incompetent

, Court of Appeals , COA20-419 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
State v. Kennington

probation condition, N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-1343, abuse of discretion

, Court of Appeals , COA20-293 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. Macke

Traffic checkpoint; DWI; programmatic purpose; State's police power; fundamental right to travel; 14th Amendment challenges.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-225 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
State v. Miller

motion to dismiss; misdemeanor child abuse; substantial risk of physical injury

, Court of Appeals , COA20-429 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Unpublished
State v. Robinson

strangulation, assault on a female, airway, detective, testimony, injury

, Court of Appeals , COA19-1012 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Unpublished
State v. Shepard

Evidence in criminal trials; Plain error

, Court of Appeals , COA20-177 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. Stokley

Second-degree kidnapping; robbery with a dangerous weapon; asportation; motion to dismiss; greater danger; jury instruction; disjunctive elements; restraint or removal; plain error.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-440 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. Walters

Trafficking in heroin by possession and transportation, motion to dismiss, preservation of issue for appeal, constructive possession, sufficiency of the evidence, mere suspicion, other incriminating circumstances.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-158 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Unpublished
State v. Watts

Plain Error; Prejudice; Certiorari; Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

, Supreme Court , 406A19 (Justice Sam Ervin IV) , Published
Chisum v. Campagna

Notice requirement for accrual of statute of limitations period for breach of contract; applicability of statute of limitations to declaratory judgment actions; whether nominal damages supported punitive damages and claims for breach of fiduciary duty and constructive fraud; notice and hearing requirements prior to judicial dissolution; derivative claims.