Appellate Court Opinions

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, Court of Appeals , COA17-990 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Published
Shell v. Shell

modification of custody order, substantial change of circumstances, best interest of the children

, Court of Appeals , COA17-1080 (Judge Mark Davis) , Published
Smith v. USAA Cas. Ins. Co.

Joinder of Necessary Parties; N.C.G.S. § 20-75.1; Declaratory Judgment Act; Standing

, Court of Appeals , COA15-414-3 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v Ledbetter

Writ of certiorari; exercise of discretion; standard of review; secured bond- required findings, NCGS 15A-534; driving while impaired-right to witnesses, NCGS 20-38.4.

, Court of Appeals , COA17-1186 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Published
State v. Alonzo

Sexual Act; Pattern Jury Instruction; Relevancy

, Court of Appeals , COA17-1253 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
State v. Aracena

Common-law Robbery, Assault with a Deadly Weapon Inflicting Serious Injury, Restitution

, Court of Appeals , COA17-970 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Unpublished
State v. Bates

Premeditation and Deliberation, Flight Instruction, Double Jeopardy

, Court of Appeals , COA17-1238 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Unpublished
State v. Charette

Jury Instruction, Assault, Self-Defense

, Court of Appeals , COA17-732 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Unpublished
State v. Cole

driving while impaired; motion to dismiss indictment; motions to suppress discovery; sentencing

, Court of Appeals , COA17-1293 (Judge Ann Calabria) , Unpublished
State v. Conner

Motion to suppress; Meaningful appellate review; Right to confront witnesses; Non-hearsay; Motion to continue.

, Court of Appeals , COA17-393 (Judge Phil Berger Jr.) , Unpublished
State v. Crowder

Jury instruction; acting in concert; concerted action; embezzlement; larceny by employee; corporate malfeasance; double jeopardy; ineffective assistance of counsel

, Court of Appeals , COA17-1124 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Unpublished
State v. Eller

criminal, motion to suppress, reasonable suspicion

, Court of Appeals , COA17-976 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Unpublished
State v. Evans

Expert testimony; discovery violations; motion to dismiss for insufficient evidence of weight of controlled substance; weight of material outside the scope of the definition of a controlled substance

, Court of Appeals , COA17-1242 (Judge Robert Hunter Jr.) , Unpublished
State v. Heard

Confidential Informant.

, Court of Appeals , COA17-1052 (Judge Rick Elmore) , Published
State v. Hobson

Superior court's subject-matter jurisdiction over misdemeanor charge of stalking; Rules of Evidence 401, 403, and 404(b); motion to dismiss

, Court of Appeals , COA17-1291 (Judge John Tyson) , Unpublished
State v. Long

first degree murder; waiver-constitutional argument; motion to dismiss for insufficient evidence; premeditation and deliberation; prosecutorial statements in closing argument; standard for trial court's intervention ex mero motu.

, Court of Appeals , COA17-1305 (Judge Phil Berger Jr.) , Unpublished
State v. McMillan

assault by strangulation; motion to dismiss; lesser-included offense jury instruction; strangulation

, Court of Appeals , COA17-1287 (Judge Rick Elmore) , Published
State v. Murphy

Guilty plea; restitution; restitution invalidly ordered as to victims of unconvicted crime, stipulation as to invalid restitution does not warrant setting aside entire plea agreement

, Court of Appeals , COA17-1363 (Judge John Tyson) , Unpublished
State v. Sanderlin

Assault on government official; Alford plea; intoxication in public place; probable cause