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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16,061 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA16-906 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Published
State v. Rice

stolen firearms; constructive possession

, Court of Appeals , COA16-639 (Judge Mark Davis) , Published
State v. Spruiell

Motion for appropriate relief; ineffective assistance of appellate counsel; felony murder; merger doctrine; discharging weapon into occupied property

, Court of Appeals , COA16-1017 (Judge Mark Davis) , Published
State v. Wright

Armed robbery; endanger or threaten life of victim; fear of victim

, Court of Appeals , COA16-1038 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
Watlington v. Dep't of Soc. Servs. Rockingham Cty.

State Human Resources Act, NCGS 126-1 et seq; Title 25, Subchapters I and J of NC Administrative Code; ALJ required findings of fact and conclusions of law; just cause to terminate; back pay for procedural violation.

, Court of Appeals , COA15-1299 (Judge Wanda Bryant) , Published
Bell v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.

Workers' Compensation; Compensable Injury; Causal Relationship; Compensation Benefits; Trial Return to Work; Sanctions

, Court of Appeals , COA16-856 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Published
In re: R.P., Jr.

?permanency planning review hearing requirements;? ?constitutionally protected status of parents;? ?requirement that a parent be found unfit for a change in guardianship placement.?

, Court of Appeals , COA16-813 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
Lund v. Lund

Equitable distribution;appeal after remand; value of marital residence; law of the case.

, Court of Appeals , COA16-892 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
Meinck v. City of Gastonia

Governmental immunity; lease of premises to private entity; proprietary function; slip and fall; contributory negligence; summary judgment

, Court of Appeals , COA16-329 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Published
Porter v. Porter

equitable distribution order, classification and valuation, distributive award

, Court of Appeals , COA16-934 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. Fink

larceny by employee; NCGS 14-74; identity of the employer; fatal variance; Rule 404 (b) evidence; Rule 403 prejudice

, Court of Appeals , COA16-289 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Published
State v. Garner

Failure to specify an entity capable of owning property on a larceny indictment;? ?arresting judgment without express justification for doing so;? ? double-jeopardy related arrest of judgment.?

, Court of Appeals , COA16-109 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Published
State v. Walker

?preservation of an argument on appeal;? ?sufficiency of the evidence;? ?general motion to dismiss for sufficiency of the evidence;? ?specific argument for a motion to dismiss for sufficiency of the evidence.?