Appellate Court Opinions

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15,923 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA12-1362 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Published
In Re: S.D.W.

Adoption; Consent required of unwed father; Due process

, Court of Appeals , COA12-1154 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Published
Johns v Welker, et al

Concurrent custody and adoption proceedings; Subject matter jurisdiction

, Court of Appeals , COA12-1108 (Judge Wanda Bryant) , Published
State v Hanif

Plain error; admissibility of evidence; counterfeit controlled substance; Rule 404(b)

, Court of Appeals , COA12-1489 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Published
State v Horskins

First degree murder; Premeditation and deliberation; Sufficiency of the evidence; Character evidence; Gang membership

, Court of Appeals , COA13-132 (Judge Linda Stephens) , Published
State v Nolen

Justice Reinvestment Act of 2011

, Court of Appeals , COA12-1528 (Judge Sam Ervin IV) , Published
State v Pemberton

Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Admission of Guilt with Consent of Client; Need for Hearing Concerning Reasonableness of Trial Strategy; Remand for Imposition of Life with Parole Sentence

, Court of Appeals , COA12-1150 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Published
State v Poole

Ex Parte Domestic Violence Protective Order; N.C.G.S. § 50B-3.1; Procedural due process

, Court of Appeals , COA12-1435 (Judge Douglas McCullough) , Published
State v Sheppard

Larceny from the person and felony larceny of goods worth more than $1,000 and classification as an habitual felon.

, Court of Appeals , COA12-1498 (Judge Sanford Steelman) , Published
State v Storm

Jury Instructions; Lay Opinion Testimony; Closing Argument

, Supreme Court , 275PA11 (Justice Mark Martin) , Published
State v. Brent

Whether a defendant's Confrontation Clause rights were violated when an expert witness gave her opinion, based on the testing performed by a non-testifying chemical analyst, that the substance was cocaine.

, Supreme Court , 235PA10 (Justice Robert Edmunds Jr.) , Published
State v. Brewington

Whether a defendant's Confrontation Clause rights were violated when an expert who did not conduct tests identifying a substance as cocaine testified to the results of a chemical analysis done by a non-testifying chemist

, Supreme Court , 322PA10 (Justice Barbara Jackson) , Published
State v. Craven

Whether a defendant's Confrontation Clause rights were violated when an expert who did not conduct tests identifying substances as cocaine testified to the results of chemical analyses done by non-testifying chemists

, Supreme Court , 141PA10 (Per Curiam) , Published
State v. Hough

Whether a defendant's Confrontation Clause rights were violated when an expert who did not conduct tests identifying substances as marijuana and cocaine testified to the results of a chemical analysis done by a non-testifying chemist