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 , COA16-611 (Judge Douglas McCullough) , Published
Page v. Chaing

motion to dismiss; immunity; interlocutory

, Court of Appeals , COA16-980 (Judge Ann Calabria) , Unpublished
Rosso-Schneider v. Schneider

Subject matter jurisdiction; Modification of child custody; Substantial change in circumstances

, Court of Appeals , COA16-1049 (Judge Mark Davis) , Unpublished
State v. Barrera

Motion for post-conviction DNA testing; materiality; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-269

, Court of Appeals , COA16-1002 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. Battle

Possession of a firearm by a felon; canine tracking; motion to dismiss; insufficient evidence of actual or constructive possession.

, Court of Appeals , COA16-715 (Judge Linda McGee) , Unpublished
State v. Boyd

Assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill--failure to instruct on lesser included offense; comments on defendant's post-arrest silence; improper flight instruction

, Court of Appeals , COA16-1007 (Judge Mark Davis) , Unpublished
State v. Castruita

Motion for post-conviction DNA testing; materiality

, Court of Appeals , COA16-1027 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
State v. Craig

Invalid Extension of Probation

, Court of Appeals , COA16-471 (Judge Ann Calabria) , Unpublished
State v. Haugabook

Improper opinion testimony; Pre-trial motion; Failure to renew; Improper closing argument; Jury instruction; Invited error; Plain error

, Court of Appeals , COA16-744 (Judge Linda McGee) , Unpublished
State v. Hill

Lay opinion testimony; fatal indictments; jury instructions

, Court of Appeals , COA16-888 (Judge Mark Davis) , Unpublished
State v. Hoeun

Motion to dismiss; possession of firearm by a felon

, Court of Appeals , COA16-904 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Published
State v. Huddy

Unconstitutional Search of Home's Curtilage; Knock and Talk Doctrine; Community Caretaker Doctrine

, Court of Appeals , COA16-797 (Judge Mark Davis) , Unpublished
State v. Jones

Attorneys' fees for court-appointed attorney; notice and opportunity to be heard

, Court of Appeals , COA16-842 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
State v. Jones

Plain Error; Exclusion of Witness Testimony; Closing Argument

, Court of Appeals , COA16-764 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
State v. Lane

Sexual Battery, Assault on a Female, Defendant's Right to Control Tactical Decisions Related to His or Her Defense, Allen Charge, Allegedly Coercive Jury Instructions

, Court of Appeals , COA16-870 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Published
State v. Little

Illustrative Evidence, Photographs from Social Media

, Court of Appeals , COA16-752 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Published
State v. Malachi

Disjunctive jury instructions; new trial; jury instructions unsupported by the evidence.

, Court of Appeals , COA16-868 (Judge Ann Calabria) , Unpublished
State v. Massey

Motion to Dismiss; Conspiracy Acting in Concert; Recent possession; Exclusive possession

, Court of Appeals , COA16-574 (Judge Mark Davis) , Unpublished
State v. McDougald

Robbery with a dangerous weapon; acting in concert

, Court of Appeals , COA16-707 (Judge Mark Davis) , Published
State v. McNair

Breaking or entering a place of religious worship; possession of burglary tools; injury to personal property; curtilage; fatal variance in indictment; facial invalidity of indictment; constructive possession; insufficiency of the evidence.