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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16,007 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA23-839 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Published
State v. Wilkins

Obtaining property by false pretenses; obstruction of justice; indictment

, Court of Appeals , COA23-96 (Judge Michael Stading) , Published
Durham Cnty. Dep't of Soc. Servs. v. Wallace

No-contact order; Workplace Violence Prevention Act; harassment; knowing conduct; specific person; directed at; legitimate purpose; free speech; content-neutral restriction; time place manner regulation

, Court of Appeals , COA23-364 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Published
Harney v. Harney

Uniform Child Custody and Enforcement Act, appellate rules, temporary child custody order, permanent child custody order

, Court of Appeals , COA23-168 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Published
In re: A.D.H.

collateral estoppel, juvenile abuse, burdens of proof.

, Court of Appeals , COA23-1060 (Judge Michael Stading) , Published
In re: R.H.

neglected juvenile; future neglect; past neglect; probability of repetition of neglect;

, Court of Appeals , COA23-995 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
Kerslake v. Kerslake

Equitable distribution;
Abuse of Discretion;
Unequal distribution;
Marital property;
Separate property;
Allocation of marital debt;

, Court of Appeals , COA24-75 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Published
Reynolds v. Burks

Interlocutory appeal, substantial right, venue

, Court of Appeals , COA24-48 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Published
State v. Galbreath

Juror misconduct; trial court investigation; abuse of discretion;

, Court of Appeals , COA23-238 (Judge Michael Stading) , Published
State v. Hahn

Emergency order; emergency directives; COVID-19 order; criminal contempt; contemptuous act; willfulness of contempt

, Court of Appeals , COA23-410 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Published
State v. Little

Fourth Amendment, warrantless search, plain smell, probable cause, motion to suppress, industrial hemp

, Court of Appeals , COA23-348 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. Pierce

Sex offenses;
Waiver of Indictment;
Waiver of Counsel;
Stand by Counsel;
Bill of Information;
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-642;
Proceeding Pro Se;
Plea agreement;
Waiver of costs and fees;

, Court of Appeals , COA23-210 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Published
State v. Thomas

second-degree murder, juror substitution, warrantless search, electronic monitoring, Fourth Amendment

, Court of Appeals , COA24-15 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
Tuminski v. Norlin

Default Judgment of Divorce;
Service of Process;
Appointed agent;
Rule 4;
Failure to appear;
Motion in the Cause;
Collateral attack;
No Rule 11 Motion;

, Supreme Court , 229A23 (Justice Richard Dietz) , Published
Arter v. Orange Cnty.

Whether an interpretive rule in Orange County's zoning ordinances resolves any potential ambiguity between the applicable ordinance's text and a corresponding table.

, Supreme Court , 155PA23 (Justice Trey Allen) , Published
Cullen v. Logan Devs., Inc.

Whether a developer was entitled to summary judgment on the negligence claims of a homeowner who suffered injury when she fell through her ceiling after stepping backwards in her attic without looking.

, Supreme Court , 250PA21-2 (Justice Allison Riggs) , Published
Dep't of Transp. v. Bloomsbury Ests., LLC

Summary judgment was proper in an eminent domain action when the trial court resolves all pleaded issues associated with property rights taken as of the date of the taking.

, Supreme Court , 312A19-2 (Justice Anita Earls) , Published
Ha v. Nationwide Gen. Ins. Co.

Whether Nationwide effectively cancelled plaintiffs' fire insurance policy in line with N.C.G.S. 58-44-16(f)(10).