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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16,007 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA17-1352 (Judge Rick Elmore) , Published
Burgess v. Smith

Subject-matter jurisdiction; challenge to superior court's subject-matter jurisdiction after entry of default judgment based on exclusivity provision of our Workers' Compensation Act, N.C. Gen. Stat. 97-10.1; superior court's refusal to resolve subject-matter jurisdiction challenge based on defenses of equitable estoppel and laches

, Court of Appeals , COA17-947 (Judge Rick Elmore) , Published
Eddington v. Lamb

Child custody; temporary custody order becoming permanent by operation of time; sufficiency of findings supporting physical and legal custody awards; joint legal custody award with division of decision-making authority

, Court of Appeals , COA16-1010-2 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
In re: A.P.

Indian Child Welfare Act; Notice requirements to tribes, 25 U.S.C. 1912(a); Neglect and dependency adjudication.

, Court of Appeals , COA18-94 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Published
In re: I.K. & K.M.

Reunification, Guardianship, Opportunity to Object, Required Findings

, Court of Appeals , COA17-945 (Judge Ann Calabria) , Published
State v. Alvarez

Maintaining a vehicle for keeping or selling controlled substances; NC Gen. Stat. 90-108(a)(7).

, Court of Appeals , COA17-1327 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Published
State v. Baskins

Motion for Appropriate Relief, Motion to Suppress, Ineffective Assistance of Counsel,

, Court of Appeals , COA17-657 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Published
State v. Bowman

Limitations on cross-examination; pending criminal charges

, Court of Appeals , COA17-746 (Judge Rick Elmore) , Published
State v. Buchanan

Jury instructions; failure to object; no request for plain error; self-defense; denial of motion to dismiss; insufficient evidence to support restitution award

, Court of Appeals , COA17-386 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Published
State v. Griffin

Satellite-based monitoring; Efficacy; Grady

, Court of Appeals , COA17-1279 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Published
State v. Mercer

Possession of a Firearm by a Felon, Jury Instruction

, Court of Appeals , COA17-714 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Published
State v. Perry

Assault on a child, Pre-Miranda silence, Post-Miranda silence, Cross-examination, Inconsistent statement.

, Court of Appeals , COA17-45 (Judge Wanda Bryant) , Published
State v. Sims

Juveniles; Eighth Amendment; Life Imprisonment Without Parole; Miller Factors

, Court of Appeals , COA17-1317 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Published
State v. Wilson

Sexual act, sufficiency of evidence, expert testimony, plain error