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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15,425 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA23-568 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Published
State v. Dobson

motion to suppress; vehicle search; industrial hemp; odor of marijuana; probable cause

, Court of Appeals , COA23-656 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
State v. Grant

Fifth Amendment; N.C. Const. art. I, section 23; N.C. Gen. Stat. section 8-54; right not to testify; improper comment; closing argument;

, Court of Appeals , COA23-665 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Published
T.H. v. SHL Health Two, Inc.

Motion to Dismiss; Voluntary Dismissal with Prejudice; Rule 60(b)(1); Rule 60(b)(6); Affirmed.

, Court of Appeals , COA23-752 (Judge April Wood) , Published
Dan King Plumbing Heating & Air, LLC v. Harrison

Order granting a new trial; Appeal as of right; UDTP (unfair and deceptive trade practices); Remand; Conform to appellate opinion; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7A-53; N.C. R. Civ. P. 63; Entry of judgment.

, Court of Appeals , COA23-588 (Judge John Arrowood) , Published
Garland v. Orange Cnty.

motion to partially dismiss appeal, motion to dismiss cross-appeal, PWC, enforcement of settlement agreement, motion to dismiss on untimely complaint.

, Court of Appeals , COA23-257 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Published
Knuckles v. Simpson

Petition for determination of abandonment, willful abandonment, factual findings supported by sufficient evidence, credibility and weight of evidence

, Court of Appeals , COA23-832 (Judge Julee Flood) , Published
State v. Hernandez

PWC; merit; plain error; de novo; magistrate; great deference; substantial basis; probable cause; nexus; reasonable cause; incriminating evidence; reasonable inference; prudent; practical; purely conclusory; underlying circumstances; training and experience; IAC; prejudice; double jeopardy; sole basis

, Court of Appeals , COA23-423 (Judge April Wood) , Published
State v. Taylor

DWI, Highway collision, Inhalants, Preservation of constitutional issues, N.C. R. App. P. 10(a)(4), Sixth Amendment, Expert witness, Right to confrontation, Rule of Evidence 404(b), Rule of Evidence 403, Evidence of malice.

, Court of Appeals , COA23-319 (Judge April Wood) , Published
State v. Walker

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-190.16(a)(1); First-degree sexual exploitation of a minor; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-190.17(a)(2); Second-degree sexual exploitation of a minor; Lesser-included offense; Witness improperly instructing the jury; Misnaming the charged offense; Curative Instruction

, Court of Appeals , COA23-252 (Judge Carolyn Thompson) , Published
Turpin v. Charlotte Latin Sch., Inc.

Appeal by plaintiffs from TC's granting in part/denying in part defendants' 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss nine claims of plaintiffs re: fraud, UDTP, negligent misrepresentation, negligent infliction of emotional distress, negligent supervision and retention, slander, libel, breach of contract, breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing

, Supreme Court , 294A22 (Justice Anita Earls) , Published
Beavers v. McMican

Whether post-separation conduct can be used to corroborate pre-separation conduct in alienation of affection and criminal conversation claims and whether the pre-separation evidence in this case gave rise to more than mere conjecture that defendant was plaintiff's wife's alleged paramour.

, Supreme Court , 52A23 (Per Curiam) , Published
Bradshaw v. Maiden

Whether the Court of Appeals erred in affirming the trial court's orders on defendants' motion to dismiss and motion for summary judgment.

, Supreme Court , 113A22 (Justice Anita Earls) , Published
Est. of Graham v. Lambert

Whether the Court of Appeals properly held that a municipality waived governmental immunity because the complaint sufficiently plead waiver, and whether summary judgment was properly awarded for a municipality and a police officer on claims brought under N.C.G.S. 20-145.

, Supreme Court , 59A23 (Justice Allison Riggs) , Published
Halikierra Cmty. Servs. LLC v. N.C. Dep't of Health & Hum. Servs.

Whether plaintiff demonstrated genuine issues of material fact sufficient to survive summary judgment on claims that defendant North Carolina Department Health and Human Services arbitrarily and capriciously placed plaintiff on Medicaid prepayment review in violation of its state constitutional substantive due process and equal protection rights.