Appellate Court Opinions

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15,969 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA18-895 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. Copley

First-degree murder; defense of habitation, NCGS 14-51.2; self-defense; improper injection of race; prosecutor's closing argument; new trial; jury instructions; NC Pattern Instruction Crim.- 308.80 - Curtilage.

, Court of Appeals , COA18-750 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Published
State v. DeJesus

corpus delicti; foreign birth certificate; authentication; hearsay; satellite-based monitoring; unpreserved Fourth Amendment challenge

, Court of Appeals , COA18-508 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Published
State v. Jones

Trial Calendar in Criminal Cases; Request for Continuance; Harmless Error; Request to Present Rebuttal Witness

, Court of Appeals , COA18-1161 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. Massey

First-degree kidnapping with firearm enhancement; motion to dismiss; release in a safe place, escape.

, Court of Appeals , COA18-726 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. McAllister

Counsel's Admission of Client's Guilt; Habitual Misdemeanor Assault on a Female; State v. Harbison; Closing Argument; Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Motion for Appropriate Relief

, Court of Appeals , COA18-456 (Judge Wanda Bryant) , Published
State v. Speas

Indictment; Capable of Owning Property, Corporation.

, Court of Appeals , COA18-209 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Published
State v. Wright

notice of intent to prove aggravating factors, clerical errors, ineffective assistance of counsel

, Court of Appeals , COA18-783 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Published
Thomas v. Burgett

Child Support Guidelines
Gross Income
Extraordinary Expenses
Deviating from the Guidelines

, Court of Appeals , COA18-958 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
In re: H.N.D. & L.N.A-D.

Termination of Parental Rights, cessation of reunification efforts, adjudication, N.C. Gen. Stat. Section 7B-1111(a)(6)

, Court of Appeals , COA18-795 (Judge John Arrowood) , Published
State v. Bauguss

Statutory sexual offense; attempted statutory sex offense.

, Court of Appeals , COA18-1107 (Judge John Arrowood) , Published
State v. Brown

motion to suppress; community caretaking doctrine; traffic stop, DWI

, Court of Appeals , COA18-673 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Published
State v. Fields

Motion to Dismiss; Habitual misdemeanor assault; Two convictions from one action.

, Court of Appeals , COA18-1027 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Published
State v. Schmieder

Second Degree Murder; Vehicular Homicide; Inherently Dangerous Without Regard to Human Life; Admission of Prior Driving Record Under Rule 404(b); Denial of Motion to Dismiss; Sufficiency of Evidence of Malice; Sufficiency of Second Degree Murder Indictment