Appellate Court Opinions

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33,220 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA20-219 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
State v. Gibson

Felony hit and run; sufficient evidence; jury instruction on flight

, Court of Appeals , COA20-394 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Unpublished
State v. Green

Sexual battery, inadequate record

, Court of Appeals , COA20-297 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Unpublished
State v. Guerrero-Avila

Fourth Amendment, consent, coercion, motion to suppress, search, seizure

, Court of Appeals , COA19-1124 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Unpublished
State v. Harris

incest, statutory rape, indecent liberties with a child, first-degree kidnapping, subject matter jurisdiction, sovereign citizen, standby counsel, victim, child, pregnancy, relinquishment of parental rights, pediatrician, hearsay, confrontation, competency, incompetent

, Court of Appeals , COA20-419 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
State v. Kennington

probation condition, N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-1343, abuse of discretion

, Court of Appeals , COA20-293 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. Macke

Traffic checkpoint; DWI; programmatic purpose; State's police power; fundamental right to travel; 14th Amendment challenges.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-225 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
State v. Miller

motion to dismiss; misdemeanor child abuse; substantial risk of physical injury

, Court of Appeals , COA20-429 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Unpublished
State v. Robinson

strangulation, assault on a female, airway, detective, testimony, injury

, Court of Appeals , COA19-1012 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Unpublished
State v. Shepard

Evidence in criminal trials; Plain error

, Court of Appeals , COA20-177 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. Stokley

Second-degree kidnapping; robbery with a dangerous weapon; asportation; motion to dismiss; greater danger; jury instruction; disjunctive elements; restraint or removal; plain error.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-440 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. Walters

Trafficking in heroin by possession and transportation, motion to dismiss, preservation of issue for appeal, constructive possession, sufficiency of the evidence, mere suspicion, other incriminating circumstances.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-158 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Unpublished
State v. Watts

Plain Error; Prejudice; Certiorari; Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

, Court of Appeals , COA20-269 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
Callahan v. N.C. Dep't of Pub. Safety

issues include (1) whether the appeal is interlocutory and thus should be dismissed; (2) if not, whether plaintiff can assert a Corum claim under the NC Constitution when she has other adequate state remedies; and relatedly (3) whether the trial court erred in denying defendant's MTD the Corum claim

, Court of Appeals , COA20-12 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Unpublished
Counts v. Counts

divorce, military pension, pension, debt, marital debt, equitable distribution, life expectancy, spouse, marital estate, student loans

, Court of Appeals , COA20-303 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Unpublished
Davis v. Davis

Child support modification, sanctions,

, Court of Appeals , COA19-1015 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Published
Farmer v. Troy Univ.

motion to dismiss; interstate sovereign immunity; Franchise Tax Board v. Hyatt; waiver of immunity; retroactive application; state constitutional claims