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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35,004 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA19-66 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Published
State v. Miller

Discharge of firearm into vehicle; Sentencing error.

, Court of Appeals , COA19-107 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
State v. Murdock

habitual felon indictment; separation of powers; findings of mitigating factors

, Court of Appeals , COA19-106 (Judge Christopher Brook) , Unpublished
State v. Murray

obtaining property by false pretenses; ineffective assistance of counsel

, Court of Appeals , COA19-63 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
State v. Norris

Lay opinion testimony by law enforcement officer; plain error; use of prior inconsistent statement at trial; jury instruction on identity

, Court of Appeals , COA19-128 (Judge Christopher Brook) , Unpublished
State v. Palacios

controlled substances; trafficking in heroin; absence of quantity on verdict form; ambiguity of verdict; hearsay; confidential informant tip

, Court of Appeals , COA18-960 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Published
State v. Rieger

Criminal court costs; meaning of in every criminal case in costs statute; statutory construction; costs not intended to be punitive

, Court of Appeals , COA18-1016 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
State v. Sides

Voluntary absence by intoxication; waiver of right to be present at trial; no error in failing to conduct competency hearing before proceeding with trial; no error in amending judgments to correct clerical error ex parte

, Court of Appeals , COA18-976 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
State v. Thomas

Lay opinion testimony by law enforcement officer; co-conspirator exception to hearsay rule

, Court of Appeals , COA18-1219 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
State v. Vorheis

Motion to suppress; officer approach to car in empty parking lot late at night; consensual encounter or seizure

, Court of Appeals , COA19-24 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. Williams

First degree murder, attempted murder, competency, not guilty by reason of insanity, waiver to admit criminal acts

, Supreme Court , 366A18 (Per Curiam) , Published
Chavez v. Wadlington

Dismissal of custody action for lack of standing; whether the plaintiff alleged sufficient facts both to prove a close relationship to child and to overcome defendants' protected status as natural parents.

, Supreme Court , 60PA18 (Per Curiam) , Published
Hampton v. Cumberland Cty.

Whether landowners' operation of a firing range in an unincorporated area of the county is subject to the county zoning ordinance regulating outdoor firing ranges; whether the Court of Appeals erred in vacating the superior court's order that declared the use legal and remanding the matter to the Board of Adjustment for necessary findings of fact.

, Supreme Court , 133A19 (Justice Mark Davis) , Published
In re A.U.D.

Termination of parental rights; whether the trial court erred in failing to make the written findings required by statute; whether the trial court abused its discretion in finding that termination of respondent's parental rights was not in the best interests of the children.

, Supreme Court , 115A19 (Justice Robin Hudson) , Published
In re C.B.C.

Termination of parental rights; whether the trial court received sufficient evidence and made adequate findings of fact to support an adjudication of grounds under N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1) and (7).

, Supreme Court , 109A19 (Justice Sam Ervin IV) , Published
In re C.M.C.

Termination of parental rights; whether the trial court erred by granting a motion made pursuant to N.C.G.S. 1A-1, Rule 60 after notice of appeal had been filed where the judge who signed the orders terminating parental rights was not the judge who presided over the termination hearing.