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 , COA15-855 (Judge Douglas McCullough) , Published
State v. Castillo

motion to suppress; reasonable suspicion; consent

, Court of Appeals , COA15-864 (Judge Wanda Bryant) , Unpublished
State v. Endara

Admissibility of evidence; video recording; motion to dismiss; kidnapping; motion in limine; Rule 404(b)

, Court of Appeals , COA15-696 (Judge Mark Davis) , Unpublished
State v. Farabee

Driving While Impaired; Alco-Sensor Test; Limiting Instructions; Supervised Probation; Civil Judgments; Opportunity to be Heard

, Court of Appeals , COA15-970 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Unpublished
State v. Hicks

driving while impaired, plain error review, propriety of State's closing argument, scope of witness testimony

, Court of Appeals , COA15-675 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Published
State v. Hill

Lay Witness Identification Testimony; Fatal Variance Indictment

, Court of Appeals , COA15-842 (Judge Linda McGee) , Unpublished
State v. Ismael

Sentencing; Prior Record Level Point; Notice; NCGS Sec 15A-1340.14(b)(7); NCGS Sec 15A-1340.16 (a6)

, Court of Appeals , COA15-684 (Judge Douglas McCullough) , Published
State v. James

NCGS §§ 15A-1340.19A through 1340.19D; cruel and unusual punishment; ex post facto; due process

, Court of Appeals , COA15-771 (Judge Douglas McCullough) , Unpublished
State v. Ketchum

habitual felon status; prior record level calculation; sentencing

, Court of Appeals , COA15-986 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
State v. Martin

Sufficiency of the Evidence; Fingerprint Evidence

, Court of Appeals , COA15-948 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
State v. McCowan

Plain Error; Evidentiary Objection; Stand Your Ground Instruction

, Court of Appeals , COA15-957 (Judge Douglas McCullough) , Unpublished
State v. McFadden

justification; possession of a firearm by a felon; jury instruction

, Court of Appeals , COA15-459 (Judge Martha Geer) , Unpublished
State v. Mellon

Attempted discharge of weapon into occupied vehicle; plain error; statutory interpretation

, Court of Appeals , COA15-1043 (Judge Wanda Bryant) , Unpublished
State v. Rodgers

Admissibility of evidence; authentication; lay opinion; abuse of discretion

, Court of Appeals , COA15-688 (Judge Martha Geer) , Unpublished
State v. Sheikh

Sufficiency of indictment; N.C.G.S. 15-170; jury instructions; IAC

, Court of Appeals , COA15-1125 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. Singletary

Facial and as applied Constitutional challenge of NCGS 14-27.4A(c). Egregious aggravation. Sixth Amendment. Blakely v. Washington. Expert witness compensation. Jury instruction on interested witness.

, Court of Appeals , COA15-614 (Judge Ann Calabria) , Unpublished
State v. Smith

Admission of officer's opinion testimony regarding his experience that neighborhood community members were reluctant to speak with investigating officers did not amount to plain error; State presented sufficient evidence of permanent and debilitating factor in aggravation found by the jury.

, Court of Appeals , COA15-1220 (Judge John Tyson) , Unpublished
State v. Smith

4th Amendment; Motion to Suppress; Consent to Search; Scope of Consent; NC Rule of Appellate Procedure 10(a)(1).