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, Court of Appeals , COA17-1232 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
State v. Beam

Motion to suppress; Statutory requirement to include affidavit with suppression motion; Waiver; Ineffective assistance of counsel

, Court of Appeals , COA17-669 (Judge Robert Hunter Jr.) , Published
State v. Forte

Larceny of a firearm; breaking and entering.

, Court of Appeals , COA17-495 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Unpublished
State v. Fuller

possession of a firearm by a felon, motion to dismiss

, Court of Appeals , COA17-696 (Judge Ann Calabria) , Published
State v. Gentle

Plain error review of jury instructions; Serious physical injury pursuant to NC Gen. Stat. 14-27.21(a)(2) and 14-27.26(a)(2); Motion to dismiss; Crime against nature, NC Gen. Stat. 14-177; Petition for Writ of Certiorari; SBM Order; Unpreserved constitutional argument.

, Court of Appeals , COA17-731 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Unpublished
State v. Grady

Denial of a motion to suppress, oral findings of fact, adequacy of the verbatim transcript

, Court of Appeals , COA17-634 (Judge Phil Berger Jr.) , Unpublished
State v. Johnson

Plain error; Corroborating statements; Jury instructions

, Court of Appeals , COA17-519 (Judge Ann Calabria) , Published
State v. Kuhns

N.C. Gen. Stat. 14-51.2; Defense of habitation; Jury instructions.

, Court of Appeals , COA17-1240 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
State v. McKnight

Motion to Dismiss, Sexual Offense in a Parental Role

, Court of Appeals , COA17-516 (Judge Rick Elmore) , Published
State v. Nobles

Major crimes committed in the Qualla Boundary of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; motion to dismiss for lack of state criminal jurisdiction; Indian Major Crimes Act, 18 U.S.C. Section 1153; whether the defendant qualified as an Indian for criminal jurisdiction purposes.

, Court of Appeals , COA17-1147 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Published
State v. Perez

Stipulation to results of forensic laboratory report; Confrontation Clause; No obligation for special trial court colloquy with defendant

, Court of Appeals , COA17-1387 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
State v. Poore

MAR; sufficiency of indictment

, Court of Appeals , COA17-738 (Judge Linda McGee) , Unpublished
State v. Porter

Forfeiture of counsel; failure to object

, Court of Appeals , COA17-1378 (Judge Wanda Bryant) , Unpublished
State v. Smith

Alford Plea; Writ of Certiorari; Guilty Plea

, Court of Appeals , COA17-868 (Judge Phil Berger Jr.) , Published
State v. Steele

Confrontation Clause; Confidential informant statements; Rule 403; Insufficiency of evidence; Possession of contraband

, Court of Appeals , COA17-730 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Unpublished
State v. Taylor

Driving while impaired, motion to suppress, reconsideration, change in circumstances, jury instructions, alternative theories