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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15,611 Appellate Court Opinions

, Supreme Court , 140PA23 (Per Curiam) , Published
Gardner v. Richmond County

Whether plaintiff's statement regarding grounds for appellate review adequately apprised the Court of Appeals as to how the trial court's order affected a substantial right.

, Supreme Court , 322A23 (Per Curiam) , Published
In re K.P.W.

Whether the trial court's alleged failure to adhere to N.C.G.S. 7B-1105's timing mandates prejudiced respondent father such that his appeal was preserved notwithstanding his failure to object at the trial court and whether subsequently filing an amended petition to terminate parental rights and serving respondent father with summons rendered any alleged noncompliance with N.C.G.S. 7B-1105 irrelevant.

, Supreme Court , 260PA22 (Per Curiam) , Published
Singleton v. N.C. Dep't of Health & Hum. Servs.

Whether plaintiffs' constitutional claims challenging the Certificate of Need law are facial or as-applied challenges and whether the claims are subject to exhaustion of administrative remedies.

, Supreme Court , 198A23 (Per Curiam) , Published
State v. Burris

Whether exigent circumstances existed to provide an exception to the warrant requirement for a warrantless blood draw.

, Supreme Court , 119A23 (Justice Trey Allen) , Published
State v. King

Whether a trial judge's finding of aggravating factors in violation of N.C.G.S. 20-179(a1)(2) may be reviewed for harmless error.

, Court of Appeals , COA24-43 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Published
In re: N.N.

reunification, ineffective assistance of counsel, adjudication, disposition

, Court of Appeals , COA23-721 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Published
In re: Q.J.P., M.P., K.L.

permanency planning order, reunification, right to appeal, required findings of fact

, Court of Appeals , COA24-179 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
Lail v. Tuck

Recission of Deed;
Intrinsic Fraud;
Pattern Jury Instruction Civil 850.30;
Grossly Inadequate consideration;
Other contributing factors;
Closing Attorney’s Duty to Seller;

, Court of Appeals , COA24-30 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Published
State v. Ellison

Warrant; Redaction; Magistrate; Motion to Suppress; Denied; Breaking and Entering; Probable Cause

, Court of Appeals , COA23-890 (Judge Carolyn Thompson) , Published
State v. Hunt

AWDWISI without intent to kill; injury to personal property; lay witness not qualified to give expert opinion

, Court of Appeals , COA23-1097 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Published
State v. Mills

sentencing; trial court's statements; defendant's decision to have a jury trial

, Court of Appeals , COA23-816 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Published
State v. Moore

inevitable discovery doctrine, double jeopardy, kidnapping, first degree murder

, Court of Appeals , COA24-64 (Judge April Wood) , Published
State v. Rowdy

Traffic stop; Probable cause; Sight and smell of marijuana; Legalization of hemp irrelevant; Sufficiency of findings and conclusions; Similarity to hemp; Totality of the circumstances; Vehicle search; Odor of marijuana; Hemp versus Marijuana; Fourth Amendment search; Identity of the substance; Warrantless search; Terry frisk; Reasonable belief.

, Court of Appeals , COA23-1012 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Published
State v. Sandefur

prior record level, out-of-state convictions, substantial similarity analysis

, Court of Appeals , COA24-166 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. Tanner

Writ of Certiorari;
Probation revocation;
Absconding;
Failure to Submit to Supervision;
Making Whereabouts unknown;