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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35,348 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA24-364 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Published
Keith v. Keith

child support; imputed income; past-prospective child support; extraordinary expenses; findings of fact

, Court of Appeals , COA24-455 (Judge Michael Stading) , Unpublished
Kersey v. Perdue Farms, Inc.

industrial commission; findings of fact; conclusions of law; doctor; testimony; sufficient; evidence; competent

, Court of Appeals , COA24-496 (Judge Carolyn Thompson) , Unpublished
Meyer v. Allnutt

Summary judgment; damage to real property (condominium)

, Court of Appeals , COA24-265 (Per Curiam) , Published
Sessoms v. Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.

interlocutory appeal, substantial right, discovery order, discovery requests, discovery responses, sanctions, production of documents, request to translate documents to English

, Court of Appeals , COA24-441 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Unpublished
State v. Bracy

Ineffective assistance of counsel; justification defense; possession of a firearm by a felon.

, Court of Appeals , COA24-439 (Judge Fred Gore) , Unpublished
State v. Bryant

indirect criminal contempt; temporary restraining order (TRO); defamation and harassment; first amendment rights; ineffective assistance of counsel (IAC); motion to show cause; stipulated facts; waiver of appellate review; motion for appropriate relief (MAR).

, Court of Appeals , COA24-2 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Published
State v. Crisp

speedy trial, Barker analysis, curative instruction, prejudicial evidence

, Court of Appeals , COA24-262 (Judge Carolyn Thompson) , Unpublished
State v. Crowder

Error by trial court in entry of direct contempt; affidavit of indigency; probation violation

, Court of Appeals , COA23-1161 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Published
State v. Farook

Sixth Amendment, speedy trial, sufficiency of the evidence, malice, Harbison error

, Court of Appeals , COA20-665-2 (Judge April Wood) , Published
State v. Hicks

Invited error; plain error review; second-degree murder; overwhelming evidence of self-defense; number, size, and manner of display of text messages and photographs; enlargement of sexually explicit photographs; irrelevant evidence; highly prejudicial; inflaming jury’s passion; needless presentation of cumulative evidence; unfair prejudice; new trial granted.

, Court of Appeals , COA23-975 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Published
State v. Lacure

ineffective assistance of counsel, special sentencing condition, motion to sever, expert witness

, Court of Appeals , COA24-90 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Unpublished
State v. McLean

jurisdictional sufficiency of indictment, jury instructions, variance between indictment and instructions, authentication, rule 901

, Court of Appeals , COA24-259 (Judge Carolyn Thompson) , Unpublished
State v. McPherson

Felony child abuse; insufficiency of evidence; improper expert witness testimony

, Court of Appeals , COA24-299 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
State v. Minyard

resentencing; independent review; presumptive range

, Court of Appeals , COA23-674 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Unpublished
State v. Pittman

duel representation, co-defendants, conflict of interest

, Court of Appeals , COA24-411 (Judge Carolyn Thompson) , Published
State v. Pressley

Failure by trial court to advise def of right to open and close closing arguments; sexual offense

, Court of Appeals , COA24-106 (Judge Carolyn Thompson) , Published
State v. Stephen

First-degree murder; concealing death; dismembering human remains

, Court of Appeals , COA24-50 (Judge Julee Flood) , Published
State v. Williams

PWC; certiorari; jurisdiction; defect; substantive argument; de novo; light most favorable; prejudice; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-51.2; self-defense; castle doctrine; defense of habitation; lawful occupant; occupant; force; entering; had entered; presumption; discontinued; motor vehicle; statutory interpretation; plain language; dictionary; spirit; object; legislative intent; intent; curtilage; dwelling; within; as a whole; absurd; bizarre; reason; common sense; reasonable possibility; excessive force