Appellate Court Opinions

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15,969 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA18-964 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Published
Swint v. Doe

summary judgment; paternity; inheritance; estate; administration; guardian ad litem; intestate succession act; wedlock; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 29-19; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 49-14; putative father; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 28A-19-3; clerk of court; exclusive jurisdiction; original jurisdiction

, Court of Appeals , COA18-432 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Published
Bradshaw v. Bradshaw

out of state property agreement, public policy, choice of law

, Court of Appeals , COA18-109 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Published
Doe v. Wake Cty.

42 U.S.C. 1983, Governmental Immunity Waiver, Public Official Immunity

, Court of Appeals , COA18-820 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
Erickson v. NC Dep't of Pub. Safety

Discharge from employment; Office of Administrative Hearings; notice of appeal; proof of filing; exhaust administrative remedies; DPS form HR 556; inconsistent instructions.

, Court of Appeals , COA18-846 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Published
Rabo Agrifinance, LLC v. Sills

Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act; Consent to Jurisdiction Clause in Contract; Choice of Law; Interpretation of Contract Governed By Place Where Contract is Made

, Court of Appeals , COA18-997 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Published
State v. Horton

Reasonable suspicion
Anonymous tip
High-crime area

, Court of Appeals , COA18-747 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Published
State v. Salter

Direct criminal contempt; Willfulness; Petition for Writ of Certiorari; Sentencing stipulations; Determination of prior record level.

, Court of Appeals , COA18-858 (Judge John Arrowood) , Published
Wise v. Wise

child support; alimony; attorney fees

, Supreme Court , 404A18 (Per Curiam) , Published
County of Durham ex rel. Wilson v. Burnette

Show cause hearing on whether to hold defendant in civil contempt for willful failure to pay current and past child support obligations; whether the district court's findings of fact supported its conclusion that defendant should be held in contempt; whether the findings were sufficient to show that defendant had the present ability to financially satisfy the conditions required to purge the contempt.

, Supreme Court , 65PA18 (Per Curiam) , Published
State v. Phachoumphone

Whether the State presented sufficient evidence to survive defendant's motions to dismiss the charges for which he was convicted; whether the trial court committed prejudicial error in allowing the alleged child victim to testify remotely or in not intervening ex mero motu in certain closing arguments by the prosecutor.

, Supreme Court , 427PA17 (Justice Michael Morgan) , Published
State v. Tart

Appeal from convictions for attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury; whether the short-form indictment charging attempted murder was fatally defective; whether the trial court erred in not intervening ex mero motu in the State's closing arguments.

, Court of Appeals , COA18-709 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Published
State v. Loftis

In-custody statements; Failure to move to suppress; Procedural bar; Stipulation to admission of evidence; No special colloquy by trial court required

, Court of Appeals , COA18-707 (Judge Phil Berger Jr.) , Published
State v. Newsome

probation; probation revocation; absconding; clerical error