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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15,923 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA17-583 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Published
State v. Briggs

Appeal and Error, Post-Conviction DNA Testing, Subject Matter Jurisdiction

, Court of Appeals , COA16-513 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Published
State v. Forte

constitutional argument not preserved for appeal, motion to suppress

, Court of Appeals , COA17-309 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Published
State v. Friend

Criminal Defendant's Right to be Heard Before Entry of Civil Judgment for Court-Appointed Counsel's Fees; Plain Error; Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

, Court of Appeals , COA16-33-2 (Judge Robert Hunter Jr.) , Published
State v. Reed

Reconvening Order; Traffic Stop; Reasonable Suspicion.

, Court of Appeals , COA16-1244 (Judge Phil Berger Jr.) , Published
State v. Wyrick

Cross-examination; Post-arrest silence; Impeachment

, Court of Appeals , COA17-164 (Judge Wanda Bryant) , Published
Crowell v. Crowell

Equitable Distribution; Distributive Award; Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act

, Court of Appeals , COA17-400 (Judge Ann Calabria) , Published
In re: J.B.

Juvenile delinquency; Entity capable of owning property; Motion to dismiss; Sentencing; Dispositional alternatives

, Court of Appeals , COA16-908 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Published
iPayment, Inc. v. Grainger

Waiver of the right to compel arbitration; Standard of review the denial of a motion to compel arbitration

, Court of Appeals , COA17-377-2 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
Parker v. Desherbinin

Adverse possession under color of title, NCGS 1-38(a); adverse possession under 20 years continuous use, NCGS 1-40; findings of fact not supported by competent evidence; lappage; conclusions of law de novo review.

, Court of Appeals , COA17-860 (Judge John Arrowood) , Published
Ragsdale v. Whitley

summary judgment; statute of limitations; competency

, Court of Appeals , COA16-1019 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Published
State v. Hendricksen

robbery with a dangerous weapon, multiple punishments, different offenses, legislative intent

, Court of Appeals , COA17-396 (Judge Mark Davis) , Published
State v. Rankin

Facial validity of indictment; essential elements of crime of littering; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-399 (a)

, Supreme Court , 110A17 (Per Curiam) , Published
Harris v. N.C. Dep't of Pub. Safety

Whether the Department of Public Safety had just cause to terminate a corrections officer from employment for allegedly unacceptable conduct; application of Chapters 126 and 150B to the employee's appeal from an administrative law judge's final decision reversing the termination and imposing a lesser sanction.

, Supreme Court , 420A16 (Per Curiam) , Published
In re G.T.

Whether N.C.G.S. 7B-901(c) allows a trial court to make an initial finding of aggravated circumstances in the same disposition order that directs cessation of reunification efforts, or whether such a finding must be made in a separate, previous order.

, Supreme Court , 443PA16 (Per Curiam) , Published
State v. Godbey

Appeal from conviction for indecent liberties with a child; whether testimony by defendant's wife should have been excluded under the marital communications privilege and Rule of Evidence 404(b); application of N.C.G.S. 8-57, 8-57.1, and 7B-310.

, Supreme Court , 466A16 (Per Curiam) , Published
State v. Wilson

Motion to suppress evidence; whether the trial court properly determined that defendant was not seized and that his Fourth Amendment rights thus were not implicated.