Appellate Court Opinions

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15,954 Appellate Court Opinions

, Supreme Court , 113PA16 (Justice Sam Ervin IV) , Published
State v. Miller

As-applied constitutional challenge to N.C.G.S. 90-95(d1)(1)(c), which makes it illegal for any person previously convicted of possessing or manufacturing methamphetamine to possess a pseudoephedrine product.

, Supreme Court , 199PA16 (Justice Cheri Beasley) , Published
State v. Romano

Admissibility of blood test evidence obtained in DWI case; application of U.S. Supreme Court's decisions in Birchfield v. North Dakota and Missouri v. McNeely to N.C.G.S. 20-16.2(b), permitting warrantless testing of an unconscious person an officer reasonably believes to have committed an implied-consent offense.

, Supreme Court , 18A14-2 (Justice Cheri Beasley) , Published
State v. Todd

Appeal from Court of Appeals' decision reversing the trial court's denial of defendant's motion for appropriate relief (MAR) following his conviction for armed robbery; whether the Supreme Court has jurisdiction under N.C.G.S. 7A-28(a), 7A-30(2), and 15A-1422(f) to hear and decide the State's appeal from the Court of Appeals' decision on the MAR.

, Supreme Court , 168A16 (Justice Cheri Beasley) , Published
Stokes v. Crumpton

Interlocutory appeal from trial court's order denying plaintiff's motion to allow discovery in conjunction with a pending motion to vacate a previous arbitration award and court order and judgment incorporating the terms thereof; whether the trial court's denial of the discovery request implicated a substantial right and thus entitled plaintiff to immediate appellate review of the order.

, Supreme Court , 230A16 (Per Curiam) , Published
Town of Beech Mountain v. Genesis Wildlife Sanctuary, Inc.

Appeal from trial court's denial of plaintiff's motions for directed verdict and JNOV after a jury found that plaintiff violated defendant's substantive due process rights; whether an ordinance adopted by plaintiff was invalid on its face or as applied to defendant.

, Supreme Court , 229PA16 (Justice Paul Newby) , Published
U.S. Bank v. Pinkney

Whether exhibits attached to plaintiff's complaint, which indicate a missing indorsement on the allonge attached to the underlying promissory note, defeat plaintiff's claim for judicial foreclosure as a matter of law.

, Supreme Court , 368PA15 (Justice Robin Hudson) , Published
Wilkes v. City of Greenville

Workers' Compensation; whether a worker for whom the employer admitted compensability for physical injuries sustained on the job can later recover medical compensation for treatment of anxiety and depression; whether the worker is entitled to continued payment of temporary total disability benefits.

, Court of Appeals , COA16-760 (Judge Rick Elmore) , Published
Farmer v. Farmer

Child custody modification; failure to hold a proper hearing before modifying visitation; insufficient evidence presented and facts found to support custody modification order

, Court of Appeals , COA15-699-2 (Judge Linda McGee) , Published
In re: Hughes

Eugenics; Heirs; Equal Protection Clause; Constitutionality of a Statute

, Court of Appeals , COA15-763-2 (Judge Linda McGee) , Published
In re: Redmond

Eugenics; Heirs; Equal Protection Clause; Constitutionality of a Statute

, Court of Appeals , COA15-829-2 (Judge Linda McGee) , Published
In re: Smith

Eugenics; Heirs; Equal Protection Clause; Constitutionality of a Statute

, Court of Appeals , COA16-1101 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
Innovative Solar 55, LLC v. Robeson Cty.

solar facility or farm use permit; prima facia entitlement; conditional use permit (CUP) denial; competent evidence to support denial of CUP; generalized speculative concerns of community members.

, Court of Appeals , COA16-845 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Published
Lee v. Cooper

Summary judgment, Lease/option agreement for home, equity of redemption

, Court of Appeals , COA16-421 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. Bass

self-defense; no duty to retreat under NCGS 14-51.3(a); required instructions; specific acts of aggression; state's discovery provided on eve of trial; motion to continue; prejudice.