Appellate Court Opinions

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33,220 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA20-832 (Judge April Wood) , Unpublished
State v. Marcus Antwon Parks

Arson; first-degree arson; second-degree arson; lesser included offense; dwelling house; apartment building; jury instructions; motion to dismiss; nonprejudicial error; prejudice; and substantial evidence.

, Court of Appeals , COA21-218 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. McCutcheon

First-degree murder; Rules of Evidence 401 and 402; Victim-impact evidence, NCGS 15A-833(a)(1); plain error review; invited error; circumstantial evidence.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-925 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Unpublished
State v. Paktiawal

Petition for writ of certiorari denied, improper notice of appeal, Anders review, frivolous appeal.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-742 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Unpublished
State v. Russ

second-degree murder, self-defense, voluntary manslaughter, testimony, expert witness, evidence, relevant, cumulative error, jury instruction, plain error

, Court of Appeals , COA20-776 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Unpublished
State v. Sawyer

petition for writ of certiorari; notice; opportunity to be heard; attorneys' fees; improper matters; sentencing considerations

, Court of Appeals , COA20-402 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Published
State v. Thomas

hearsay; past recorded recollection; expert reliability; lay opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA21-268 (Judge John Arrowood) , Published
State v. Thorpe

Motion for appropriate relief; COVID-19; cruel and unusual punishment.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-739 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Unpublished
State v. Wroten

motion to dismiss; possession of firearm by a felon; substantial evidence; sufficiency of evidence

, Court of Appeals , COA21-68 (Judge Darren Jackson) , Published
Wadsworth v. Wadsworth

divorce, equitable distribution, child custody, and alimony; trial court's findings related to work-related childcare, extraordinary expenses, and child support arrears were supported by competent evidence and court did not abuse its discretion in making said findings; life insurance the supporting spouse was ordered to maintain did not qualify as security for his child support and alimony obligations; and attorney's fee award improperly included fees for equitable distribution portion of the case

, Court of Appeals , COA21-300 (Judge April Wood) , Unpublished
Aslund v. Oslund

Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Enforcement Act; UCCJEA; verification; enforcement; foreign order; expedited enforcement; warrant; attorney fees; and notice

, Court of Appeals , COA21-132 (Judge Darren Jackson) , Unpublished
Assure Re Intermediaries, Inc. v. Pyrtle

ruling that forum selection clause was enforceable was immediately appealable; trial court correctly denied motion to dismiss based on forum selection clause where there was a prior ruling that the forum selection clause was unenforceable and prior ruling was not appealed

, Court of Appeals , COA20-446 (Judge April Wood) , Published
Clark v. Clark

Intentional infliction of emotional distress; alienation of affection; negligent infliction of emotional distress; criminal conversation; judgment notwithstanding the verdict; fifth amendment privilege; subject matter jurisdiction; election of remedies; heart balm torts; transitory torts; expert testimony; lay witness testimony; and authentication.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-447 (Judge April Wood) , Published
Clark v. Clark

Intentional infliction of emotional distress; negligent infliction of emotional distress; revenge porn; unlawful disclosure of private images; cyberstalking; libel per se; expert testimony; lay witness testimony; authentication; and judgment notwithstanding the verdict.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-668 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Unpublished
Eubanks v. Buck

modification of child custody, substantial change of circumstance