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16,193 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA25-367 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
State v. Pride

motion to dismiss; possession of a firearm by a felon; State presented sufficient evidence to support each element of possession of a firearm by a felon; N.C. Gen. Stat. 14-415.1 is facially constitutional.

, Court of Appeals , COA24-1102 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Published
State v. Toomer

North Carolina Rule of Evidence 609(b), Required Findings of Fact, N.C. Const. Art. I, Section 24

, Court of Appeals , COA25-304 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
Lawrence v. Lawrence

equitable distribution; marital property; expert credibility determination; company accounts; company valuation; property valuation.

, Court of Appeals , COA25-286 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Published
State v. Braswell

IMPEACHMENT, RULE 608(A), CHARACTER FOR TRUTHFULNESS, OPEN THE DOOR, REHABILITATIVE EVIDENCE, PREJUDICE, CREDIBILITY, ABUSE OF DISCRETION, NEW TRIAL

, Court of Appeals , COA25-469 (Judge Julee Flood) , Published
State v. Haizlip

Motion for appropriate relief, MAR, procedural bar, N.C.G.S. § 15A-1419, retroactive change in law, forfeiture of counsel, State v. Simpkins, 373 N.C. 530 (2020).

, Court of Appeals , COA25-199 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Published
State v. Robinson

Prejudicial Error; Prejudice; Closing argument; Opening argument; Rule 10; Expert Testimony; Confrontation Clause; Double Jeopardy; Death by Distribution; Sale and/or Delivery of a Controlled Substance; Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

, Court of Appeals , COA25-372 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Published
Crumel v. Morton

Voluntary Dismissal; Relief from Judgment; Motion to Enforce Settlement

, Court of Appeals , COA24-872 (Judge Michael Stading) , Published
Hays v. Lewis

North Carolina Domestic Violence Act; N.C. Gen. Stat. Chapter 50B; Domestic Violence Protective Order; ex parte DVPO; DVPO entered after notice and opportunity to be heard; one-year DVPO; one-year time limitation; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 50B-3; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 50B-3(b); N.C. Gen. Stat. § 50B-2(c)(5); statutory construction; plain meaning; statutory construction in context; Rudder v. Rudder

, Court of Appeals , COA25-321 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
In re: Russo

A law firm, as a corporate entity, may not serve as trustee of a trust or executor of a will without being authorized under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 53-303(a).

, Court of Appeals , COA25-130 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
Randolph Cnty. Bd. of Educ. v. Stein

environmental enhancement grants program; declaratory judgment; motion to dismiss; civil penalties; Article IX, Section 7 of the North Carolina Constitution; Article V, Section 7 of the North Carolina Constitution; appropriations clause; gift clause; Article IX, Section 6 of the North Carolina Constitution.

, Court of Appeals , COA25-50 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Published
State v. Hodges

motion to dismiss; N.C.R. App. P. 10(a)(3); ineffective assistance of counsel; motion for appropriate relief; civil judgment for attorney's fees

, Court of Appeals , COA25-288 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Published
State v. Leggett

Rule of Evidence 901; authentication of video; satellite-based monitoring; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-208.40A

, Court of Appeals , COA25-247 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
State v. Oakes

Ineffective assistance of counsel; Competency; Psychiatric report; Sua sponte competency hearing; North Carolina Rules of Evidence Rule 901. 

, Court of Appeals , COA25-275 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
State v. Phillips

felony stalking; sufficient indictment; State v. Singleton; assault with a firearm on a law enforcement officer; jury instruction; no affirmative defense presented at trial to support giving the requested jury instruction; no evidence presented at trial to support giving the requested jury instruction