Appellate Court Opinions

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16,061 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA16-913 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Published
Brewington v. N.C. Dep't Of Pub. Safety

Administrative Law, Dismissal of Career State Employee, Whether the Findings were Supported by Substantial Evidence, Whether Dismissal Decision was Arbitrary and Capricious, Just Cause Analysis, Due Process of Law

, Court of Appeals , COA16-869 (Judge Rick Elmore) , Published
Fuller v. Wake Cty.

tort claims against county; governmental immunity; waiver; summary judgment

, Court of Appeals , COA16-1108 (Judge Rick Elmore) , Published
Glover v. Dailey

Bench trial, negligent misrepresentation, unfair and deceptive trade practice, homeowner exception

, Court of Appeals , COA15-1196 (Judge Wanda Bryant) , Published
Justus v. Rosner

Negligence; Damage Mitigation; amended Judgment; Contributory Negligence; Costs

, Court of Appeals , COA16-1137 (Judge Phil Berger Jr.) , Published
SIA Grp., Inc. v. Patterson

Preliminary injunction; Interlocutory appeal; Substantial right; Employment Agreement

, Court of Appeals , COA16-966 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Published
State v. Alston

Drug House; Drug Identification; Expert Testimony

, Court of Appeals , COA16-566 (Judge Linda McGee) , Published
State v. Clonts

Sixth Amendment, Confrontation Clause, Rule 804, Unavailability of Necessry Witness, Continuance, Good-Faith Effort

, Court of Appeals , COA16-883 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Published
State v. Cook

Assault with a firearm; when a defendant is entitled to a self-defense instruction; intent to shoot attacker, essential to warrant instruction.

, Court of Appeals , COA16-778 (Judge Linda McGee) , Published
State v. Dye

Statutory rape; bolstering of victim credibility; satellite-based monitoring; N.C.G.S. Sec. 14-208.40A

, Court of Appeals , COA16-689 (Judge Wanda Bryant) , Published
State v. Hensley

Rule 106; Contemporaneity Requirement; Abuse of Discretion

, Court of Appeals , COA16-1206 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Published
State v. Miller

Confrontation Clause; Testimonial Statements; Forfeiture; State's Waiver of Harmlessness Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

, Court of Appeals , COA16-768 (Judge Phil Berger Jr.) , Published
State v. Perry

Motion to suppress; Ineffective assistance of counsel; Harbison

, Court of Appeals , COA16-307 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Published
State v. Street

obtaining property by false pretenses, doctrine of recent possession, jury instruction

, Court of Appeals , COA16-1211 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Published
State v. Thompson

Criminal Street Gang Activity; Witness Identification; Robbery with a Dangerous Weapon

, Court of Appeals , COA16-1277 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
Wilson v. Guinyard

civil contempt; child custody; legal representation; adherence to visitation schedules; attorney's fees.

, Supreme Court , 216A16 (Justice Robin Hudson) , Published
Harrison v. Gemma Power Sys., LLC

Workers' Compensation; whether the Industrial Commission's findings of fact support the conclusion that plaintiff is not entitled to compensation for permanent partial disability.

, Supreme Court , 124A16 (Per Curiam) , Published
Murray v. Univ. of N.C. at Chapel Hill

Whether the trial court erred in denying defendant's motion to dismiss plaintiff's suit against the University; whether defendant properly raised a sovereign immunity defense before the trial court, thereby making defendant's interlocutory appeal from denial of its motion to dismiss immediately reviewable by an appellate court; whether plaintiff's complaint should be dismissed on mootness grounds.