Appellate Court Opinions

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15,969 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA18-517 (Judge Linda McGee) , Published
State v. Rivera

Motion to Suppress; Waiver; Appellate Review; Plain Error; Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

, Court of Appeals , COA18-273 (Judge Mark Davis) , Published
State v. Shackelford

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-277.3A; Felony Stalking; First Amendment; As-applied challenge; Content-based restriction; Social media

, Court of Appeals , COA18-233 (Judge Mark Davis) , Published
State v. Steen

First-degree murder; felony murder based upon attempted murder with a deadly weapon; Jury instructions; Expert witness testimony

, Court of Appeals , COA18-523 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Published
Stern v. Stern

motion to dismiss, substantial change of circumstances, timing and modification, child custody

, Court of Appeals , COA18-649 (Judge Linda McGee) , Published
Tarr v. Zalaznik

Partition by sale; Equity; N.C.G.S. Sec. 41-2(b); Joint Tenants

, Court of Appeals , COA18-903 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Published
Weishaupt-Smith v. Town of Banner Elk

Variance Request; NC Appellate Rule 38; Motion to Substitute Parties on Appeal;
Standing; Aggrieved Party; Quasi-Judicial Proceedings; Subject Matter Jurisdiction; Conditional Use Permit

, Court of Appeals , COA18-833 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Published
Wright v. Alltech Wiring & Controls

Industrial Commission; Workers' Compensation Act; appellate jurisdiction; coming and going rule; contractual duty exception; traveling salesperson exception

, Court of Appeals , COA18-919 (Judge John Arrowood) , Published
Brown v. Thompson

interlocutory appeal; substantial right; res judicata

, Court of Appeals , COA18-509 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Published
Conklin v. Conklin

Attorney's fees, acting in good faith, insufficient means

, Court of Appeals , COA18-613 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
Donnell-Smith v. McLean

partition in kind; NCGS 46-3; NCGS 46-10; NCGS 46-13; NCGS 46-16; NCGS 46-19(a); NCGS 46-22; division of unequal interests; exception to commissioners' report; abuse of discretion.

, Court of Appeals , COA17-1280 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
Lake v. State Health Plan For Teachers & State Emps.

State Health Plan retired state employees; partial summary judgment; interlocutory appeal; substantial right; US Const. art. I sec. 10; no impairment of contract; unilateral contract; NC Const. art. I, sec. 19

, Court of Appeals , COA18-674 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
Preston v. Movahed

Medical malpractice 9(j) certification; medical expert willing to testify; facially valid 9(j) certificate

, Court of Appeals , COA18-860 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
State v. Chevallier

A single transfer by sale or delivery of a counterfeit controlled substance is a single offense; admission of hearsay statement under Rule 801(d)(E)'s co-conspirator exception; motions to dismiss for insufficiency of the evidence charges of transfer of a counterfeit controlled substance under the theories of attempted sale and delivery; instruction on actual possession theory of possession of a firearm by a felon.

, Court of Appeals , COA18-692 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Published
State v. Cox

Motion to dismiss; Sufficiency of the evidence; Felonious intent; Conspiracy to commit robbery with a dangerous weapon; Felonious breaking or entering; Claim of right defense

, Court of Appeals , COA18-176 (Judge Phil Berger Jr.) , Published
State v. Jones

motion to suppress; traffic stop; passenger

, Court of Appeals , COA16-752-2 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Published
State v. Malachi

Reasonable Suspicion, Armed and Dangerous, Stop and Frisk, Motion to Suppress