Appellate Court Opinions

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35,415 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA18-714 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Published
State v. Corbett/Martens

motion for appropriate relief; no-impeachment rule; sufficiency of the evidence; medical diagnosis or treatment exception to hearsay rule; residual exception to hearsay rule; N.C.R. Evid. 702(a); aggressor doctrine; jury instructions; prejudice

, Court of Appeals , COA18-76-2 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Published
State v. Dravis

Reconvening order; satellite-based monitoring; reasonable warrantless search; Fourth Amendment; sex offense crimes; sufficient evidence

, Court of Appeals , COA19-123 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
State v. Elliott

Denial of defense counsel's motion to withdraw; denial of motion to suppress; reasonable suspicion for pat-down; probable cause for search of cell phones

, Court of Appeals , COA19-305 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Unpublished
State v. Espinosa

Conspiracy; Sufficiency of the evidence; Joinder

, Court of Appeals , COA19-288 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Published
State v. Goins

Closing argument; Improper argument; Constitutional Rights; New Trial

, Court of Appeals , COA19-110 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
State v. Hall

Forfeiture of right to counsel; pattern of serious misconduct; use of criminal history to impeach defendant's credibility

, Court of Appeals , COA19-680 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
State v. McCormick

awdwikisi - motion to dismiss for insufficient evidence of intent to kill; jury instruction on flight

, Court of Appeals , COA19-521 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. Parker

Possession of firearm by a felon; motion to dismiss for insufficient evidence; habitual felon; circumstantial evidence; non-preservation of a constitutional issue; improper closing argument.

, Court of Appeals , COA18-1082 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Published
State v. Patterson

Plain error; Ineffective assistance of counsel; Attorney Fees

, Court of Appeals , COA19-248 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
State v. Sanders

child abuse; mitigating factor; sentencing; guilty plea

, Court of Appeals , COA19-465 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
State v. Stacy

Plain error; hearsay; assessment of costs for related charges; civil judgment for attorneys' fees

, Court of Appeals , COA19-593 (Judge Christopher Brook) , Unpublished
State v. Taylor

Sixth Amendment challenge not preserved for appellate review; failure to specifically argue plain error in jury instructions did not preserve issue for appellate review

, Court of Appeals , COA19-553 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Unpublished
State v. Watson

possession of a firearm by a felon; defendant's stipulation to being a convicted felon at the time he was charged with possession of a firearm was sufficient evidence of his status as a convicted felon;

, Court of Appeals , COA19-184 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Published
State v. Wilson

PWISD cocaine; Sufficiency of the evidence; Intent

, Court of Appeals , COA19-440 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Unpublished
Zak v. Sweatt

Child custody modification; substantial evidence of change in circumstances affecting child's welfare since entry of prior order; denial of motion seeking recusal/reference of recusal motion to different trial judge; no abuse of discretion