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 , COA10-91 (Judge Robert Hunter Jr.) , Published
Peters v Pennington

Child custody; costs and attorney's fees; Rule 11 sanctions

, Court of Appeals , COA09-1150 (Judge Sanford Steelman) , Published
State v Banks

Motion to dismiss; impeachment; hearsay; ineffective assistance of counsel

, Court of Appeals , COA10-648 (Judge John Martin) , Published
State v Carter

Competency of 4-year-old witness; denial of MTD charge of taking indecent liberties with a child; Invited error; Ineffective assistance of counsel; Whether court instruction on indecent liberties charge fatally varied from indictment

, Court of Appeals , COA09-1586 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Published
State v Eaton

Motion to suppress; Enhanced sentencing as habitual felon for conviction of trafficking in dihydrocodeinone by possession

, Court of Appeals , COA10-916 (Judge Cressie Thigpen Jr.) , Published
State v Elkins

Sufficiency of the evidence; speculative testimony; restitution; leading questions; hearsay

, Court of Appeals , COA10-84 (Judge Wanda Bryant) , Published
State v Green

Expert testimony; opinion testimony; retrograde extrapolation

, Court of Appeals , COA10-399 (Judge Linda McGee) , Published
State v Hill

Relevant evidence; probative value; motion to dismiss; armed robbery; acting in concert

, Court of Appeals , COA10-26 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Published
State v Johnson

Jury Voir Dire; Hearsay and corroboration

, Court of Appeals , COA10-348 (Judge Robert Hunter Jr.) , Published
State v Lawrence

Motion to dismiss for insufficient evidence: attempted robbery with a dangerous weapon, attempted kidnapping, attempted breaking and entering, conspiracy to commit robbery with a dangerous weapon; Plain error analysis of jury instruction

, Court of Appeals , COA10-456 (Judge Ann Calabria) , Published
State v McNeil

Fatally defective indictment; felonious breaking or entering; possession of firearm by felon (constructive possession); trial court's comments; restitution

, Court of Appeals , COA10-538 (Judge Linda Stephens) , Published
State v Patterson

Exclusion of blood alcohol test results; sufficient evidence of legal impairment at any relevant time after driving

, Court of Appeals , COA10-921 (Judge Wanda Bryant) , Published
State v Scruggs

Motion to suppress; N.C.G.S. § 15A-974

, Court of Appeals , COA10-450 (Judge Sam Ervin IV) , Published
State v Wiggins

Felonious Possession of a Firearm; Multiple Punishments