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Court of Appeals Published Opinions Filed July 16, 2025
Court of Appeals Unpublished Opinions Filed July 16, 2025
AC Dev., LLC v. Edwards
Unlicensed/under licensed Contractor;
Illegal Contract;
Breach of Contract;
Summary Judgment;
Indemnity;
Chapter 75 Unfair & Deceptive;
Misrepresentation;
Camp Carefree, Inc. v. Rockingham Cnty.
Unified Development Ordinance; rezoning; declaratory judgment; North Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1) and (6); subject matter jurisdiction; standing; no requirement to plead special damages
Cason v. Galloway
negligence, proximate cause, expert witness, directed verdict
Cunningham v. Bravo 4 Autoworks LLC
appellate jurisdiction; N.C. R. App. P. 3(c); motion to reconsider; Civil Procedure Rule 63
Denis v. Chandler
Equitable distribution; duress; undue influence; child support; child support guidelines; income calculations; retroactive child support.
Hill v. Swati, LLC
Common-law negligence; known and obvious danger.
In re: A.J.W., A.R.W.
permanency planning order, cessation of reunification efforts, ultimate findings, evidentiary findings, guardianship, affirmed.
In re: D.H.
neglect, permanency planning, reunification, visitation
In re: T.T.R.K., D.F.P.
Termination of Parental Rights; No merit brief; Neglect; Dependency.
Morrow v. Morrow
Child custody order, best interests of the child, custodial exchange time, Father's Day weekend, recording custodial exchanges, the Federal Wiretap Act, the North Carolina Electronic Surveillance Act, abuse of discretion, Hague Convention non-restriction.
Smith v. Scotland Cnty.
Summary judgment; negligence; governmental immunity; public recreation
State v. Ammerman
victim-impact evidence; vouching; motion dismiss; failure to declare mistrial sua sponte
State v. Cataldo
motion for post-conviction discovery; sealed records; in camera review; sealed records are potentially favorable but not material
State v. Davis
N.C. Controlled Substances Act; motion to dismiss; substantial evidence; hearsay; witness confrontation.
State v. Gause
Statutory Rape; Motion to Dismiss; Unanimous Jury Verdict; Improper Closing Arguments.
State v. Gupton
Motion for appropriate relief; MAR; procedural bar; good cause; fundamental miscarriage of justice; ineffective assistance of counsel; evidentiary hearing; summary denial
State v. Huckabee
First-degree murder; motion to dismiss; malice, premeditation, and deliberation; felony-murder rule; substantial evidence; felonious breaking or entering; jury instructions, arresting judgment; merger rule
State v. Jackson
Statutory Sexual offense of a minor;
Sex Offender registration;
Out-of-state Conviction of minor;
Reportable Conviction;
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-208.6(4)(b) (2023);
Substantially Similar Offense;
“laws of that state”;
Statutory Interpretation;