Appellate Court Opinions

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35,004 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA20-277 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
Larue v. Larue

child custody; no substantial changes of circumstances affecting welfare of minor child

, Court of Appeals , COA19-1077 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Published
Mitchell v. Boswell

motion to enforce settlement agreement; N.C.G.S. 7A-38.1(l); statute of frauds; authorized agent; signed by parties

, Court of Appeals , COA20-224 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
NC Dep't of State Treasurer v. Riddick

Public employees retirement system; N.C. Gen. Stat. sections 128 and 161; non-accrual of benefits after criminal conduct; conversion of sick leave; U.S. Const. art. I, sec. 10; N.C. Const. art. I., sec. 19 and 27.

, Court of Appeals , COA19-986 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Unpublished
Reece v. Holt

Chapter 50 - custody, home state
Chapter 50B - domestic violence

, Court of Appeals , COA19-346 (Judge Reuben Young) , Unpublished
State v. Alston

Indictment, Motion to Amend, Substantial Alteration, Prejudice

, Court of Appeals , COA19-1022 (Judge John Tyson) , Unpublished
State v. Borum

Second-degree murder; malice theories; Class B1 or B2 felony; motion to strike supplement to record, motion to suppress, resentencing.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-237 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
State v. Bowman

Ineffective Assistance of Counsel, admission of guilt by counsel, consent to admission by counsel; Improper closing remarks, attack on credibility of expert witness, compensation of expert witness; notice and opportunity to be heard prior to entry of civil judgment for attorneys' fees.

, Court of Appeals , COA19-888 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
State v. Broom

nondisclosure of confidential informant

, Court of Appeals , COA19-1144 (Judge Linda McGee) , Unpublished
State v. Bueno

indictment, alternative theories of guilt, essential elements, jury instructions, fatal variance, abstract theory of guilt, particularity

, Court of Appeals , COA19-939 (Judge Linda McGee) , Unpublished
State v. Butler

communicating threats, conditional threat, lawful authority

, Court of Appeals , COA20-96 (Judge Christopher Brook) , Unpublished
State v. Cromartie

jury venire composition; showing required to establish unrepresentative venire; timeliness of motion to quash jury venire; renewal of motions and objections denied outside the presence of the jury to preserve issues for appellate review

, Court of Appeals , COA20-70 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
State v. Dancy

appeal of MTD for insufficient evidence regarding premeditation and felony murder; issue regarding jury charge on continuous transaction doctrine; and challenge to admissibility of gang-related evidence, or, alternative, ineffective assistance of counsel for failure to object to same

, Court of Appeals , COA19-1003 (Judge Wanda Bryant) , Unpublished
State v. Dotson

Possession of a Firearm by a Felon, Maintain Dwelling, Keep or Sell Controlled Substance.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-116 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
State v. Johnson

uncontested issue on appeal is the assessment of duplicative court costs in two judgments consolidating multiple criminal convictions that arose from same underlying events