Appellate Court Opinions

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34,637 Appellate Court Opinions

, Supreme Court , 280A17 (Justice Paul Newby) , Published
State v. Arrington

Appeal from sentence imposed in conjunction with a plea agreement; whether the trial court erred in accepting defendant's stipulation to a previous second-degree murder conviction as a Class B1 offense; application of State v. Sanders and State v. Wingate to determine whether the stipulation was to a question of fact or a question of law.

, Supreme Court , 208A17 (Justice Cheri Beasley) , Published
State v. Bass

Whether, at defendant's trial for attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon, the trial court committed prejudicial error by (1) declining to give certain jury instructions requested by defendant regarding 'no duty to retreat,' (2) denying a defense request to admit testimony from witnesses describing the victim's previous aggressive, violent acts towards others, and (3) denying defendant's motion for a continuance.

, Supreme Court , 146A18 (Per Curiam) , Published
State v. Frederick

Motion to suppress evidence; whether the affidavit on which a warrant authorizing a search of defendant's property was based established probable cause to issue the warrant.

, Supreme Court , 336A17 (Justice Michael Morgan) , Published
State v. Jones

Appeal from conviction for driving a motor vehicle while having an open container of alcohol in the passenger compartment; whether the citation identifying the offense was a sufficient criminal pleading, standing alone, to give the superior court jurisdiction over the offense.

, Supreme Court , 278PA17 (Justice Robin Hudson) , Published
State v. Maddux

Appeal from defendant's convictions for trafficking in and manufacturing methamphetamine; whether the trial court committed plain error in instructing the jury on aiding and abetting.

, Supreme Court , 350PA16 (Per Curiam) , Published
TD Bank, N.A. v. Eagles Crest at Sharp Top, LLC

Appeal from trial court's entry of summary judgment for plaintiff and subsequent order denying defendants' motion for reconsideration under Civil Procedure Rule 59; whether defendants' Rule 59 motion tolled the time period in Rule of Appellate Procedure 3(c) for filing an appeal from the summary judgment order; whether Rule 59 can provide relief from a summary judgment order or is limited to post-trial motions.

, Court of Appeals , COA18-264 (Judge Mark Davis) , Unpublished
Baker v. The NC Psychology Bd.

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-270.1; Psychology Practice Act; arbitrary and capricious; administrative sanctions

, Court of Appeals , COA18-141 (Judge Rick Elmore) , Unpublished
Frady v. Frady

Equitable distribution; miscalculation of distributive award based on mathematical error; issue abandonment; failure to file cross-appeal

, Court of Appeals , COA18-5 (Judge Mark Davis) , Unpublished
In re: M.L.

Involuntary commitment; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 122C-261; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 122C-3(11); due process