Appellate Court Opinions

Slip opinions (court's decision in a case) filed and written by the justices of the Supreme Court or judges of the Court of Appeals

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33,220 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA17-460 (Judge Ann Calabria) , Unpublished
State v. Horton

Jury instruction; Impermissible opinion

, Court of Appeals , COA17-394 (Judge Mark Davis) , Unpublished
State v. Liverman

Rule of Evidence 401; Rule of Evidence 403; Statutory rape; incriminating letters written by defendant from jail

, Court of Appeals , COA17-183 (Judge Rick Elmore) , Unpublished
State v. Moore

Fourth Amendment; search and seizure; traffic stop; mistaken identity; reasonable suspicion

, Court of Appeals , COA17-301 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
State v. Norwood

Exploitation of an elder adult, Sufficiency of indictment

, Court of Appeals , COA17-677 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Unpublished
State v. Potter

Guilty Plea; Writ of Certiorari; Sentencing and Judgment

, Court of Appeals , COA17-396 (Judge Mark Davis) , Published
State v. Rankin

Facial validity of indictment; essential elements of crime of littering; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-399 (a)

, Court of Appeals , COA17-153 (Judge Linda McGee) , Unpublished
State v. Smith

Attempted first-degree rape; Lesser-included offense instruction; Rule 404(b) evidence; extrinsic evidence of prior bad acts

, Court of Appeals , COA17-172 (Judge Wanda Bryant) , Unpublished
State v. Smith

Reasonable Suspicion; Search Warrant; Mail Stream; Motion to Suppress

, Court of Appeals , COA17-496 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
State v. Smith

Preservation and Error, Sufficient Evidence, Controlled Substances, Search and Seizure, Jury Instructions

, Court of Appeals , COA17-770 (Judge John Tyson) , Unpublished
State v. Stacks

Misdemeanor assault with a deadly weapon; self-defense; jury instruction; de novo review.

, Court of Appeals , COA17-542 (Judge Robert Hunter Jr.) , Unpublished
State v. Stephens-Maddox

Testimony Regarding Witness's Statement to Officer; Fifth Amendment.

, Court of Appeals , COA17-313 (Judge Ann Calabria) , Unpublished
State v. Thomas

N.C. Gen. Stat. Section 90-95(a)(1); Acting in concert; Sufficiency of the evidence; Multiple convictions and punishments based on same transaction

, Court of Appeals , COA17-681 (Judge John Tyson) , Unpublished
State v. Waddell

Plain error review; possession of methamphetamine; constructive possession; non-exclusive possession - other incriminating circumstances.

, Court of Appeals , COA17-712 (Judge Ann Calabria) , Unpublished
State v. Young

Admission of evidence; Prior bad acts; Right to remain silent

, Court of Appeals , COA17-222 (Judge Wanda Bryant) , Unpublished
Turnage v. Cunningham

Implied Easement; Summary Judgment; Res Judicata; Collateral Estoppel; Judicial Estoppel