Appellate Court Opinions

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33,220 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA20-330 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
State v. Hensley

indecent liberties with a minor; no error when trial court failed to intervene ex mero motu during closing argument; closing argument remarks not grossly improper

, Court of Appeals , COA19-1136 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Unpublished
State v. Hood

Jury Instruction, Instruction on Flight; Prejudicial Error

, Court of Appeals , COA20-652 (Judge Darren Jackson) , Unpublished
State v. Inman

Anders brief; independent review revealed no error in trial for possession of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia

, Court of Appeals , COA20-163 (Judge April Wood) , Unpublished
State v. Killian

Retention of evidence; Materiality, Due process, Homicide, Attempted first-degree murder.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-554 (Judge April Wood) , Unpublished
State v. King

Appellate Rules Violations, Rule 4, Rule 9, Rule 21; Jurisdiction; Attorney Fees Civil penalty; Assault Inflicting Serious Bodily Injury; Domestic Violence

, Court of Appeals , COA20-641 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Unpublished
State v. Lewis

State presented evidence sufficient for trial court's denial Defendant's motion to dismiss charges of child abuse by inflicting serious bodily injury and serious physical injury under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-318.4(a) (2019) and N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-318.4(a3) (2019).

, Court of Appeals , COA19-781 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Unpublished
State v. Pittman

Constitutional right to counsel,waiver of assigned counsel

, Court of Appeals , COA20-256 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Published
State v. Sechrest

indecent liberties with a child, facially valid indictment with minor?s initials, vouching.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-397 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
State v. Watkins

plain error; assault with a deadly weapon; jury instructions; lesser-included offense

, Court of Appeals , COA20-147 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Published
State v. Watson

felony murder; statutory rape; inconsistent verdicts

, Court of Appeals , COA20-483 (Judge Darren Jackson) , Unpublished
White v. Allstate Ins. Co.

unfair and deceptive practices; admission of untimely affidavit was not abuse of discretion; pre-suit release did not bar claims against non-party; fact issue existed as to when statute of limitations period on unfair and deceptive practices claim began to run; summary judgment was improper where evidence was sufficient to support claim for unfair and deceptive practices

, Court of Appeals , COA19-1152 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
Cousin v. Cousin

issues include whether court miscalculated defendant's income for computing child support and applied the wrong set of child support guidelines; and whether the court erred by entering an alimony award not based upon the income of the parties as of the date of the entry of the order

, Court of Appeals , COA20-532 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Published
Fecteau v. Spierer

Child custody proceeding; consent order; substantial change in circumstances; absence of findings in initial order; findings of fact; conclusions of law; sufficiency of the evidence; N.C. Gen. Stat. 50-13.7(a)

, Court of Appeals , COA20-507 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Unpublished
In re K.R.

Child custody, UCCJEA, jurisdiction to modify foreign custody determination, temporary emergency jurisdiction