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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15,969 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA19-369 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
State v. Crane

driving while impaired; invited error

, Court of Appeals , COA19-134 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
State v. Hoque

motion to dismiss for insufficient evidence; driving while impaired; resisting a public officer; possession of open container while driving; motion to suppress blood test results; officers' use of force during blood draw; body-camera recordings

, Court of Appeals , COA19-215 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
State v. Schalow

Third prosecution arising out of same alleged conduct; presumption of prosecutorial vindictiveness; joinable offenses; dismissal required

, Court of Appeals , COA18-1150 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Published
State v. Allen

competency; capacity; clerical errors

, Court of Appeals , COA18-1294 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
State v. Bediz

sufficient evidence of intent for simple assault; error in jury instruction; substantial evidence of defense of accident

, Court of Appeals , COA19-229 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
State v. Dawkins

No abuse of discretion admitting drugs smashed before trial; where defendant admitted habitual felon status, judgment must reflect adjudgment as habitual felon; clerical error required remand

, Court of Appeals , COA19-502 (Judge John Arrowood) , Published
State v. Hairston

voluntary manslaughter; jury instructions; sufficiency of evidence to survive motion to dismiss; preserving issue re: sufficiency of evidence

, Court of Appeals , COA19-18 (Judge John Arrowood) , Published
State v. Johnson

4th/14th amendments, search of person, Terry pat-down; consent to search, seizure of person; motion to suppress

, Court of Appeals , COA19-96 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Published
State v. Johnson

Reasonable Suspicion
Infer findings
Uncontradicted evidence

, Court of Appeals , COA18-1088 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Published
State v. Pierre

Jury Instruction, Acting in concert, Unsupported legal theory, Prejudice

, Court of Appeals , COA18-1268 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Published
State v. Smith

solicitation to commit murder; jury instructions

, Court of Appeals , COA19-385 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Published
State v. Wise

Attempted robbery with a dangerous weapon; jury instructions; lesser included offenses; common law robbery; simple assault; BB gun; de novo review; firearm; dangerous weapon; failure to instruct; reversible error; conflicting evidence; out-of-court statement by party-opponent

, Supreme Court , 325PA18 (Justice Paul Newby) , Published
Daughtridge v. Tanager Land, LLC

Boundary dispute; whether the trial court erred in granting judgment for defendant in an action to quiet title and in determining the location of the boundary line at issue.

, Supreme Court , 425A18 (Per Curiam) , Published
Hamlet H.M.A., LLC v. Hernandez

Whether the conduct in this case was related to the rendering of professional services such that plaintiff is exempt from UDTP liability by the learned profession exception.

, Supreme Court , 65A19 (Justice Michael Morgan) , Published
In re A.R.A.

Termination of parental rights; whether the district court received sufficient evidence and made adequate findings of fact to support a termination of respondent's parental rights under N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1)-(2) (2017); whether the district court abused its discretion by concluding that termination was in one of the child's best interest.

, Supreme Court , 105A19 (Justice Michael Morgan) , Published
In re I.G.C.

Appeal from orders terminating respondents' parental rights under N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1)-(2) (2017); whether the district court's findings of fact supported its conclusion of law that respondent-mother's parental rights should be terminated; no-merit review of respondent-father's appeal pursuant to N.C. R. App. P. 3.1(e).