Appellate Court Opinions

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15,425 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA22-494 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Published
Green v. Carter

child support, statutory interpretation, collateral estoppel, primary liability, secondary liability, in loco parentis

, Court of Appeals , COA22-1000 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Published
Hudson v. Hudson

child support, alimony, recusal, Rule 63

, Court of Appeals , COA23-655 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
In re: X.M., M.M., M.M., P.C.

Termination of Parental Rights;
N.C. Gen. Stat § 7B-1111(a)(2);
Substance Abuse;
Transcription Error;
Failure to Support;

, Court of Appeals , COA23-40 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Published
Perryman v. Town of Summerfield

N.C.G.S. 1-521; taxpayer standing; N.C. R Civ P 12(b)(1); N.C. R Civ P 12(b)(6); quo warranto; collateral attack; res judicata; collateral estoppel.

, Court of Appeals , COA23-550 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. Bivins

Possession of Methamphetamine;
Prior Record Level;
Obtaining Habitual Felon Status;
Plea Agreement;
State conceded sentencing error;

, Court of Appeals , COA23-727 (Judge John Arrowood) , Published
State v. Jackson

Motion to suppress; plain feel doctrine; pill bottles; probable cause; totality of the circumstances; inevitable discovery; material conflict in the evidence; inferred findings of fact.

, Court of Appeals , COA23-636 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Published
State v. Jackson

felony murder; motion to dismiss; plain error; jury instructions; defense of necessity

, Court of Appeals , COA23-814 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
State v. McLawhon

statutory sexual offense with a child by an adult, sexual act by a substitute parent or custodian, indecent liberties with a child, plain error, testimony, pre-arrest silence, cross-examination

, Court of Appeals , COA23-729 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Published
State v. Shelton

Sexual exploitation of a minor; sufficiency of circumstantial evidence; sexual activity; lascivious depiction of pubic area; photographs not admitted at trial

, Court of Appeals , COA23-443 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Published
State v. Templeton

defense of necessity; jury instruction; affirmative defense

, Court of Appeals , COA23-266 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
Sternola v. Aljian

Custody order;
Taking Judicial Notice;
Adjudicative Facts;
Imputed Income;
Delayed Entry of Order;

, Court of Appeals , COA22-595 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Published
Warren v. Snowshoe LTC Grp., LLC

N.C.R. Civ. P. 6(b), N.C.R. Civ. P. 41(a), statute of limitations, appellate rules violations, certiorari

, Court of Appeals , COA23-487 (Judge April Wood) , Published
Happel v. Guilford Cnty. Bd. of Educ.

42 U.S.C. § 247d-6d; PREP Act; COVID liability immunity; Federal preemption; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-21.5(a1); COVID vaccination.

, Court of Appeals , COA23-790 (Judge John Arrowood) , Published
In re: R.G.

permanency planning order; UCCJEA; reunification; NCGS 7B-1001; foreign court order.

, Court of Appeals , COA23-625 (Judge John Arrowood) , Published
In re: R.G.

permanency planning order; UCCJEA; reunification; NCGS 7B-1001; foreign court order.

, Court of Appeals , COA23-641 (Judge Fred Gore) , Published
Robinson v. Halifax Reg'l Med. Ctr.

expert witness; qualify; discovery; reasonable expectation; N.C. R. Civ. P. 9(j); N.C. R. Evid. 702; certification; motion to dismiss; malpractice claim; wrongful death claim