Appellate Court Opinions

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35,004 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA23-517 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
State v. Buchanan

motion to dismiss, felony child abuse inflicting serious bodily injury, expert witness testimony, jury instructions, defense of accident, lesser-included offenses, plain error

, Court of Appeals , COA22-662 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Unpublished
State v. Cooper

first-degree murder; motion to suppress; cell site location information; Rules of Evidence 404(a), 404(b), and 403.

, Court of Appeals , COA22-713 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Published
State v. Golphin

life imprisonment without the possibility of parole, Miller, first-degree murder, N.C. Gen. Stat. Section 15A-1340.19B

, Court of Appeals , COA23-377 (Judge Julee Flood) , Published
State v. Guerrero

motion to suppress; probable cause; canine-sniff; search and seizure; Fourth Amendment; legalization of hemp; trafficking; possession; lesser included offense.

, Court of Appeals , COA23-264 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Unpublished
State v. Hill

Motion to dismiss; first-degree murder; evidence of malice, premeditation, and deliberation; juror challenge for cause; plain error; jury instructions; second-degree murder

, Court of Appeals , COA23-346 (Judge John Tyson) , Unpublished
State v. Huntley

Absolute impasse;
State v. Ali, 329 N.C. 394, 407 S.E.2d 183 (1991);
Same events, joined charges;
Prior record level calculation;
Conceded errors;

, Court of Appeals , COA23-207 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Unpublished
State v. Ingram

drug trafficking, investigatory stop, motion to suppress

, Court of Appeals , COA22-981 (Judge Michael Stading) , Unpublished
State v. Jones

first-degree rape, first-degree kidnapping, first-degree sexual offense, first-degree burglary, motion to dismiss, insufficiency of evidence, substantial evidence, separate and distinct acts.

, Court of Appeals , COA23-511 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
State v. McCants

waiver of right to be present at trial; preservation; Rule 2

, Court of Appeals , COA23-329 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
State v. McCoy

Ineffective assistance of counsel; motion to suppress; search warrant application; motion for appropriate relief; dismissal without prejudice.

, Court of Appeals , COA22-813 (Judge Michael Stading) , Unpublished
State v. McKinnon

Speedy trial, speedy appeal, sixth amendment, article I, section 18, SBM, lifetime SBM, satellite based monitoring, delayed appeal, unperfected appeal, motion for appropriate relief.

, Court of Appeals , COA23-512 (Judge April Wood) , Unpublished
State v. Mertes

Writ of certiorari; Untimely appeal; Motion for appropriate relief; MAR; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-1444; N.C. R. App. P. 4(a)(1) and (2); N.C. R. App. P. 21(a)(1).

, Court of Appeals , COA23-447 (Judge April Wood) , Published
State v. Mincey

Guilty plea; Factual basis; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-1022(c); Habitual felon status.

, Court of Appeals , COA23-822 (Judge John Tyson) , Unpublished
State v. Pratt

Revocation of Probation;
Hearing after Probation expired;
Finding of good cause;
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-1344;
Unexplained delays;
State conceded error;

, Court of Appeals , COA23-501 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
State v. Roberts

revocation of probation, right to confrontation, revocation after expiration of probationary period.

, Court of Appeals , COA23-365 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Published
State v. Robinson

No Preservation; Plain Error Review; Issue Abandonment; Fair Cross Section Challenge; Sixth Amendment.

, Court of Appeals , COA23-335 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
State v. Roebuck

sexual activity by custodian; meaning of "custody"; issue precluded by precedent; preserving challenge for further appeal

, Court of Appeals , COA23-12 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Unpublished
State v. Spruill

Curative Instructions; Stricken Testimony; Sua Sponte; Rule 404; Vouching; No Plain Error.

, Court of Appeals , COA23-368 (Judge John Tyson) , Unpublished
State v. Velasquez

Second Degree Rape;
Second Degree Forcible Sex Offense;
Motion to Dismiss;
Expert Witness;
Closing Argument;
Plain Error;