Appellate Court Opinions

Slip opinions (court's decision in a case) filed and written by the justices of the Supreme Court or judges of the Court of Appeals

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35,383 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA24-54 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Unpublished
State v. Estrada

Harbison Error; Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; No Error; Second-Degree Rape; No Prejudice

, Court of Appeals , COA24-617 (Per Curiam) , Unpublished
State v. Forney

Anders brief; Wholly frivolous; Trafficking in Heroin; Post-conviction DNA testing.

, Court of Appeals , COA23-990 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
State v. Gordon

constructive possession, marijuana identification, Fifth Amendment

, Court of Appeals , COA23-964 (Judge John Tyson) , Unpublished
State v. Grant

Defendant’s Waiver of Counsel;
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-1242 (2023);
Maximum theoretical sentence;

, Court of Appeals , COA24-264 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Unpublished
State v. Guess

Criminal Contempt; Civil Party; Settlement; Indirect Contempt; Direct Contempt; Improper Communication with Juror

, Court of Appeals , COA23-890 (Judge Carolyn Thompson) , Published
State v. Hunt

AWDWISI without intent to kill; injury to personal property; lay witness not qualified to give expert opinion

, Court of Appeals , COA24-160 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
State v. Keeter

Possession of a firearm by a felon, motion to dismiss, jury instructions, improper closing arguments

, Court of Appeals , COA24-44 (Judge Carolyn Thompson) , Unpublished
State v. Martin

Statutory rape; impermissible vouching; IAC

, Court of Appeals , COA23-510 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Unpublished
State v. Merritt

preservation, first-degree murder, rule of evidence 403, probative value, prejudicial effect

, Court of Appeals , COA23-1097 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Published
State v. Mills

sentencing; trial court's statements; defendant's decision to have a jury trial

, Court of Appeals , COA23-816 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Published
State v. Moore

inevitable discovery doctrine, double jeopardy, kidnapping, first degree murder

, Court of Appeals , COA24-64 (Judge April Wood) , Published
State v. Rowdy

Traffic stop; Probable cause; Sight and smell of marijuana; Legalization of hemp irrelevant; Sufficiency of findings and conclusions; Similarity to hemp; Totality of the circumstances; Vehicle search; Odor of marijuana; Hemp versus Marijuana; Fourth Amendment search; Identity of the substance; Warrantless search; Terry frisk; Reasonable belief.

, Court of Appeals , COA23-1012 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Published
State v. Sandefur

prior record level, out-of-state convictions, substantial similarity analysis

, Court of Appeals , COA23-1063 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Unpublished
State v. Santiago Cortez

ex mero motu; racial prejudice; mistrial; character evidence; statutory discovery; original jurisdiction

, Court of Appeals , COA24-41 (Judge John Tyson) , Unpublished
State v. Southers

Second-degree murder;
Possession of Firearm by a Felon;
Breaking and Entering;
Dangerous Instrument;
Accident;
Lay Witness Opinion;

, Court of Appeals , COA23-863 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Unpublished
State v. Stephany

Anders; Kinch; DWI; Prior Record Level; Sentencing; Motion to Suppress; Wholly Frivolous; Dismissed.

, Court of Appeals , COA24-166 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. Tanner

Writ of Certiorari;
Probation revocation;
Absconding;
Failure to Submit to Supervision;
Making Whereabouts unknown;

, Court of Appeals , COA23-1093 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Unpublished
State v. Tate

Motion to suppress; denied; search and seizure; findings of fact; conclusions of law; competent evidence; fire-arm possession; automatic weapon

, Court of Appeals , COA23-485 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Unpublished
State v. Wilson

probation violation, revocation, constructive possession, clerical errors

, Court of Appeals , COA23-1155 (Judge Carolyn Thompson) , Unpublished
State v. Younger

Statutory rape; indecent liberties; SBM