Appellate Court Opinions

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34,333 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA23-423 (Judge April Wood) , Published
State v. Taylor

DWI, Highway collision, Inhalants, Preservation of constitutional issues, N.C. R. App. P. 10(a)(4), Sixth Amendment, Expert witness, Right to confrontation, Rule of Evidence 404(b), Rule of Evidence 403, Evidence of malice.

, Court of Appeals , COA23-643 (Judge Julee Flood) , Unpublished
State v. Thompson

motion to dismiss; substantial evidence; essential elements; perpetrator; sufficiency; possession of a firearm by a felon; constructive possession; totality of the circumstances; plain error; prejudice; probable impact; Rule 901(a); substantive evidence; illustrate; testimony; video; Rule 401; relevancy; tendency; more probable or less probable; prior felony; IAC; reasonable probability

, Court of Appeals , COA23-319 (Judge April Wood) , Published
State v. Walker

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-190.16(a)(1); First-degree sexual exploitation of a minor; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-190.17(a)(2); Second-degree sexual exploitation of a minor; Lesser-included offense; Witness improperly instructing the jury; Misnaming the charged offense; Curative Instruction

, Court of Appeals , COA23-963 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Unpublished
State v. Walker

Trafficking; Methamphetamine; Anders Brief; Meritorious Issue; Independent Review; Wholly Frivolous

, Court of Appeals , COA23-596 (Judge John Tyson) , Unpublished
State v. White

Robbery with a dangerous weapon, possession of a firearm by a felon, juror exclusion

, Court of Appeals , COA23-753 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Unpublished
Taksa v. Crull

motion to compel arbitration; scope of arbitration agreement

, Court of Appeals , COA23-252 (Judge Carolyn Thompson) , Published
Turpin v. Charlotte Latin Sch., Inc.

Appeal by plaintiffs from TC's granting in part/denying in part defendants' 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss nine claims of plaintiffs re: fraud, UDTP, negligent misrepresentation, negligent infliction of emotional distress, negligent supervision and retention, slander, libel, breach of contract, breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing

, Supreme Court , 294A22 (Justice Anita Earls) , Published
Beavers v. McMican

Whether post-separation conduct can be used to corroborate pre-separation conduct in alienation of affection and criminal conversation claims and whether the pre-separation evidence in this case gave rise to more than mere conjecture that defendant was plaintiff's wife's alleged paramour.

, Supreme Court , 52A23 (Per Curiam) , Published
Bradshaw v. Maiden

Whether the Court of Appeals erred in affirming the trial court's orders on defendants' motion to dismiss and motion for summary judgment.

, Supreme Court , 113A22 (Justice Anita Earls) , Published
Est. of Graham v. Lambert

Whether the Court of Appeals properly held that a municipality waived governmental immunity because the complaint sufficiently plead waiver, and whether summary judgment was properly awarded for a municipality and a police officer on claims brought under N.C.G.S. 20-145.

, Supreme Court , 59A23 (Justice Allison Riggs) , Published
Halikierra Cmty. Servs. LLC v. N.C. Dep't of Health & Hum. Servs.

Whether plaintiff demonstrated genuine issues of material fact sufficient to survive summary judgment on claims that defendant North Carolina Department Health and Human Services arbitrarily and capriciously placed plaintiff on Medicaid prepayment review in violation of its state constitutional substantive due process and equal protection rights.

, Supreme Court , 194A23 (Per Curiam) , Published
In re A.H.

Whether the Court of Appeals erred by reversing the trial court's order adjudicating as neglected and dependent a child whose father abandoned his pursuit of her after she ran across a busy road.

, Supreme Court , 347A23 (Per Curiam) , Published
In re Foster

Review of recommendation for suspension.

, Supreme Court , 173PA22 (Justice Richard Dietz) , Published
Kluttz-Ellison v. Noah's Playloft Preschool

Whether the Court of Appeals applied the proper legal test to determine whether a medical treatment is directly related to a compensable injury in a workers' compensation case.

, Supreme Court , 281A22 (Justice Paul Newby) , Published
N.C. Farm Bureau Mut. Ins. Co. v. Hebert

Whether an underinsured motorist coverage claimant who owned the at fault vehicle but was not the tortfeasor may stack multiple underinsured motorist coverage policies inter policy when determining whether his vehicle is an underinsured highway vehicle under N.C.G.S. 20 279.21(b)(4).

, Supreme Court , 235PA21 (Per Curiam) , Published
N.C. Farm Bureau Mut. Ins. Co. v. Lanier L. Grp., P.A.

Whether a lawsuit filed against the insured triggers a duty to defend because it concerns an 'advertising injury' under the terms of an excess policy of insurance issued by the insurance company and whether exclusions apply.

, Supreme Court , 218A22 (Justice Paul Newby) , Published
Slattery v. Appy City, LLC

Whether moving to claim exempt property after entry of a judgment without raising a defense of insufficient service of process is a general appearance in the underlying action that waives objections to personal jurisdiction and the sufficiency of service of process.

, Supreme Court , 43PA23 (Per Curiam) , Published
State v. Boyette

Whether the Court of Appeals erred in holding that the exclusionary rule does not apply in probation revocation hearings.