Appellate Court Opinions

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15,390 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA21-767-2 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Published
Gantt v. City of Hickory

N.C. R. Civ. P. 41; relation back; statute of limitations; voluntary dismissal; standing; rehearing.

, Court of Appeals , COA22-571 (Judge April Wood) , Published
Howell v. Cooper

Motion to dismiss; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-277; Sovereign Immunity; Least intrusive remedy; N.C. Const. art. I, § 1; N.C. Const. art. I, § 19; Fruits of labor; Law of the land; Substantive due process; Stating a Constitutional claim

, Court of Appeals , COA22-853 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Published
In re: C.J.B.

termination of parental rights; willful abandonment; willfulness; restrictive parole conditions; no contact provision.

, Court of Appeals , COA22-965 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Published
In re: S.C.

self-incrimination, juvenile, adjudicatory hearing

, Court of Appeals , COA23-163 (Judge Julee Flood) , Published
Rose v. Powell

12(b)(6); grandparent visitation; grandparent custody; defacto family

, Court of Appeals , COA22-822 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Published
State v. Calderon

Indecent liberties with a child; N.C. Gen. Stat. 14-202.1; touching versus sexual act; separate and distinct acts; continuous acts.

, Supreme Court , 334A21 (Justice Michael Morgan) , Published
State v. Abbitt

Whether the trial court erred in refusing to admit evidence proffered by the defense which defendants asserted would tend to exculpate them in connection to the crimes for which defendants were being tried.

, Supreme Court , 136PA22 (Justice Anita Earls) , Published
State v. Hicks

Evidence taken in the light most favorable to the State was sufficient to support the trial court's decision to instruct the jury on the aggressor doctrine even in circumstances involving the defense of habitation.

, Supreme Court , 197PA20-2 (Per Curiam) , Published
State v. Johnson

Whether defendant presented a prima facie case of selective enforcement.

, Supreme Court , 71A22 (Justice Trey Allen) , Published
State v. McKoy

Whether the Court of Appeals erred in holding that defendant was not entitled to a new trial based on the trial court's decision to exclude evidence found on the victim's cell phone.

, Supreme Court , 272A14 (Justice Michael Morgan) , Published
State v. Richardson

Whether defendant's capital trial and sentence of death were free of error or prejudicial error as regards defendant's motions for the trial judge to recuse himself or be disqualified and various evidentiary and jury selection issues.

, Supreme Court , 100A22 (Justice Tamara Barringer) , Published
Value Health Sols., Inc. v. Pharm. Rsch. Assocs., Inc.

Whether, under Delaware law, the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing applies to plaintiffs' breach of contract claim. Whether the trial court erred in its holding regarding defendants' motion for summary judgment regarding breach of contract, misrepresentations within a letter of intent, misrepresentations regarding contract amendment, and the Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices Act. Whether the trial court erred in its holdings on 12(b)(6) motions to dismiss regarding claims of fraud by omission, promissory fraud, fraud, fraudulent inducement, and negligent misrepresentation. Whether the trial court abused its discretion in denying a party's request for leave to file a second amended complaint. Whether the trial court abused its discretion in a discovery order ruling under Business Court Rule 10.9. Whether claims alleging negligent misrepresentation must rise to the heightened pleading standard of Rule 9(b) of the North Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure.

, Court of Appeals , COA23-86 (Judge Fred Gore) , Published
Arter v. Orange Cnty.

municipal ordinance; zoning districts; land use; buffers; de novo; statutory interpretation

, Court of Appeals , COA22-688 (Judge Fred Gore) , Published
Edwards v. Town of Louisburg

declaratory judgment; N.C.G.S. 100-2.1; protection of monuments, memorials, and works of art; Open Meetings Law; summary judgment; standing; mootness

, Court of Appeals , COA22-934 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Published
In re: A.N.B.

Rule of Appellate Procedure 3.1, willful abandonment, N.C. Gen. Stat. 7B-1111(a)(7)