Appellate Court Opinions

Court’s decision in a case and explanation written by a justice(s) or judge(s) of the Supreme Court, or Court of Appeals.

29,279 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA18-1233 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. Carey

Weapons of mass death and destruction, exception to NCGS 14-288.8(c); Ejusdem Generis; Rule of Lenity; motion to dismiss.

, Court of Appeals , COA18-1025 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Unpublished
State v. Cathcart

Sexual offense; Plain Error; corpus delicti; Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

, Court of Appeals , COA18-781 (Judge Wanda Bryant) , Published
State v. Crumitie

EIRA; Eyewitness Testimony, Unavailable Expert Witness.

, Court of Appeals , COA18-1114 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Published
State v. Green

Prior-record-level calculations;Stipulations to the classification of a defendant's prior conviction; State v. Arrington, 371 N.C. 518, 819 S.E.2d 329 (2018).

, Court of Appeals , COA19-43 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Unpublished
State v. Gullette

Post-conviction DNA testing, appointment of counsel, materiality

, Court of Appeals , COA18-923 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Unpublished
State v. Haddock

Improper closing argument; Non-prejudicial error where evidence of guilt is overwhelming and uncontested.

, Court of Appeals , COA18-719 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Unpublished
State v. Johnson

felony murder, evidence, closing argument

, Court of Appeals , COA18-1216 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Unpublished
State v. Moody

Probation revocation; Absconding; Sufficiency of evidence to support a finding of absconding.

, Court of Appeals , COA18-1174 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Published
State v. Tincher

Subject-matter jurisdiction to revoke probation; N.C. Gen. Stat. Section 15A-1346; Procedures for imposing direct criminal contempt.

, Court of Appeals , COA18-961 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Unpublished
State v. Vines

Motion to dismiss
Theory of guilt
Voluntary Intoxication Instruction

, Court of Appeals , COA18-1167 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Unpublished
Atkins v. Town of Wake Forest

Retaliatory Employment Discrimination Act, N.C. Gen. Stat. § 95-241, summary judgment, burden-shifting, nondiscriminatory purpose, evidence of pretext beyond speculation

, Court of Appeals , COA18-806 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Published
Boles v. Town of Oak Island

statutory authority; municipal sewer service availability fees; undeveloped property