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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35,415 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA19-877 (Judge John Arrowood) , Published
State v. Lane

motion for appropriate relief - ineffective assistance of counsel test and plain error standard; frivolous claims

, Court of Appeals , COA19-562 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Unpublished
State v. McClure

ineffective assistance of counsel, necessary defense, voluntary intoxication

, Court of Appeals , COA19-319 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Unpublished
State v. McCullen

Jury instructions; first degree murder by torture; involuntary manslaughter

, Court of Appeals , COA19-417 (Judge Linda McGee) , Unpublished
State v. Moore

pre-trial waiver of right to counsel, N.C.G.S. 15A-1242, range of permissible punishment

, Court of Appeals , COA19-516 (Judge Wanda Bryant) , Unpublished
State v. Murray

Waiver, failure to object, plain error review.

, Court of Appeals , COA19-362 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Unpublished
State v. Pitts

motion to suppress; reasonable suspicion; investigatory stop

, Court of Appeals , COA19-338 (Judge Reuben Young) , Published
State v. Prince

Assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury, assault by strangulation, single course of conduct, sentencing

, Court of Appeals , COA19-700 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Published
State v. Ray

search and seizure; motion to suppress; fees

, Court of Appeals , COA19-932 (Judge Phil Berger Jr.) , Published
State v. Reaves-Smith

North Carolina Eyewitness Identification Reform Act, Show-ups

, Court of Appeals , COA19-836 (Judge Christopher Brook) , Published
State v. Ricks

closing arguments; improper remarks during summation; Fifth Amendment right to remain silent; prosecutor's fallacy; satellite based monitoring; hearing and showing required to impose satellite based monitoring

, Court of Appeals , COA19-426 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
State v. Rivera

Sex offense; Rule 403; Abuse of discretion standard; Exclusion of evidence victim also reported abuse by another individual

, Court of Appeals , COA19-418 (Judge Wanda Bryant) , Published
State v. Rucker

Abscond, willful, avoid supervision, whereabouts unknown, clerical error, probation revocation.

, Court of Appeals , COA19-978 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Unpublished
State v. Silver

failure to preserve objection to denial of motion to suppress evidence; failure to specifically argue plain error on appeal

, Court of Appeals , COA19-893 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Unpublished
State v. Taylor

Jury Instruction
Guilty Knowledge
Plain Error

, Court of Appeals , COA19-188 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
State v. Williams

Drug offenses; Identification of controlled substance; Correction of typographical mistake in indictment

, Court of Appeals , COA18-507 (Judge Linda McGee) , Unpublished
State v. Willis

SBM, Fourth Amendment Search, Grady III

, Court of Appeals , COA19-915 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
State v. Zachary

restitution evidentary support; NCGS 15A-1340.36

, Court of Appeals , COA19-880 (Judge Phil Berger Jr.) , Unpublished
Walker v. Surles

Child Support, Motion for Contempt, Show Cause, Lack of Jurisdiction