Appellate Court Opinions

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15,837 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA15-708 (Judge Wanda Bryant) , Published
State v. Allen

Jurisdiction; misdemeanor; citation

, Court of Appeals , COA15-940 (Judge Robert Hunter Jr.) , Published
State v. Romano

DWI, Blood Draw, Consent, Warrentless Search.

, Court of Appeals , COA15-1052 (Judge Mark Davis) , Published
State v. Williams

N.C. Gen. Stat 50B-4.1(g1); North Carolina Domestic Violence Act; Rule of Lenity; Statutory Construction

, Supreme Court , 365A15 (Per Curiam) , Published
Atlantic Coast Props., Inc. v. Saunders

Petition by purchaser of undivided one-half interest in land to partition the property; whether respondent cotenants acquired sole title to the property via their ancestor's constructive ouster of all others having an ownership interest in the land.

, Supreme Court , 228A15 (Justice Robert Edmunds Jr.) , Published
NCAE v. State

Constitutionality of repeal in 2013 of public school teachers' Career Status Law; challenges based on Contract Clause of the Federal Constitution and Law of the Land Clause of the N.C. Constitution.

, Supreme Court , 112A15 (Per Curiam) , Published
Ribelin v. Creel

Whether a plaintiff who waited seven years after filing her initial complaint for child custody and support to prosecute her claim for child support waived her right to past child support during that seven-year interim.

, Supreme Court , 132PA15 (Justice Robin Hudson) , Published
State v. Davis

Whether, at defendant's trial for sexual abuse of a child, the trial court erred in admitting expert opinion testimony supporting the allegations of abuse.

, Supreme Court , 90PA15 (Justice Paul Newby) , Published
State v. Snead

Conviction of defendant for felony larceny based solely on lay testimony describing contents of store surveillance video; whether the Court of Appeals erred in finding inadmissible (1) the video based on lack of a proper foundation, and (2) a store employee's estimate of the value of the goods stolen.

, Court of Appeals , COA15-380 (Judge Linda McGee) , Published
Barron v Eastpointe Hum. Servs., LME

Employee dismissal; Assignments of error; Due Process; Investigator bias; Notice of the reasons for dismissal under N.C.G.S. 126-35(a)

, Court of Appeals , COA15-711 (Judge Robert Hunter Jr.) , Published
Catawba Cnty. v. Loggins

Child Support; Modification; Voluntary Support Agreement; Change of Circumstance.

, Court of Appeals , COA15-1078 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
Hart v. Brienza

Public official immunity, individual and official capacities. Governmental immunity. Waiver of immunity. Pierce the cloak. NCGS 15A-401(d)(officer's use of deadly force). Purchase of liability insurance by county. Punitive damages.

, Court of Appeals , COA15-605 (Judge Mark Davis) , Published
Hayes v. Waltz

Alienation of Affections; JNOV; Closing Arguments; N.C.R. Civ. P. 59; N.C.R. Civ. P. 60; Punitive Damages; N.C. Gen. Stat. 1D-50

, Court of Appeals , COA15-596 (Judge Linda Stephens) , Published
Hodge v. NC DOT

Whistleblower Act; retaliation; summary judgment; burden-shifting