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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15,954 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA17-1248 (Judge Robert Hunter Jr.) , Published
State v. Enoch

First Degree Murder; Life Imprisonment Without Parole.

, Court of Appeals , COA17-1162 (Judge Phil Berger Jr.) , Published
State v. Gray

motion to dismiss; substantial evidence; sufficiency of evidence; sufficiency of the evidence based on circumstantial evidence; felony murder

, Court of Appeals , COA17-1355 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Published
State v. White

First Degree Rape, Motion to Dismiss, Satellite-Based Monitoring

, Court of Appeals , COA16-178 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Published
State v. Williams

life in prison without parole for juvenile offenders; State v. James

, Court of Appeals , COA17-864 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Published
The Town of Carrboro v. Slack

Summary Judgment; Express and Implied Easement Claims; Right of Way; Prescriptive Easement; Injunctive Relief

, Court of Appeals , COA17-1374 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
De Luca v. Stein

NC Const. Article IX, Section 7; Civil Penalty and Forfeiture Fund; summary judgment- de novo review; standing; settlement agreement by Attorney General; method of calculating penalties.

, Court of Appeals , COA18-451 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Published
In re: J.M.K.

Termination of Parental Rights

, Court of Appeals , COA17-697 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Published
Seguro-Suarez v. Key Risk Ins. Co.

Motion to Dismiss; Subject-Matter Jurisdiction; Workers' Compensation Act; Malicious Prosecution; Privity; Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices

, Court of Appeals , COA17-725 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. Ayers

Self defense, NCGS 14-51.3; duty to retreat, deadly force, required jury instruction; light most favorable to defendant.

, Court of Appeals , COA17-640 (Judge Phil Berger Jr.) , Published
State v. Crooms

bond forfeiture; petition for remission; electronic-monitoring device; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-544.8; extraordinary circumstances; plain language of statute; reversed

, Court of Appeals , COA17-1377 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. Degraphenreed

Motion to suppress, warrantless vehicle search-narcotics, probable cause-totality of the circumstances, confidential informant, open air dog sniff-failure to preserve.

, Court of Appeals , COA17-1077 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Published
State v. Gordon

Satellite-Based Monitoring, Sex Offender, Fourth Amendment,

, Court of Appeals , COA17-1302 (Judge Robert Hunter Jr.) , Published
State v. Mathis

Unlawfully accessing a government computer; obtaining property by false pretenses;selective prosecution.

, Court of Appeals , COA17-1194 (Judge Rick Elmore) , Published
Thompson v. Bass

Summary judgment on claims for breach of contract, breach, rescission, unfair and deceptive trade practices, civil conspiracy, and punitive damages arising out of sale of internet sweepstakes business; N.C. Gen. Stat. 14-306.4