Appellate Court Opinions

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15,969 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA09-1345 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Published
State v Bettis

Jury instructions; Motion to dismiss; Robbery with dangerous weapon

, Court of Appeals , COA09-331 (Judge Linda McGee) , Published
State v Biber

Constructive possession; hotel room; dominion and control; mere proximity

, Court of Appeals , COA10-53 (Judge Robert Hunter Jr.) , Published
State v Effler

Voluntary manslaughter; jury instructions; self-defense

, Court of Appeals , COA09-1591 (Judge Linda Stephens) , Published
State v Forte

Explanation of an elder adult; N.C.Gen. Stat. § 14-32.3(2003); N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-112.2(2005); competency of a witness

, Court of Appeals , COA09-1414 (Judge Sanford Steelman) , Published
State v Livengood

Evidentary Ruling; Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

, Court of Appeals , COA09-629 (Judge Martha Geer) , Published
State v Register

Admission of prior sexual acts under Rule 404(b); expert witness opinion on credibility

, Court of Appeals , COA10-11 (Judge Barbara Jackson) , Published
State v Williams

Second-degree sexual offense; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-27(a)(2) (2009)

, Court of Appeals , COA09-1475 (Judge Ann Calabria) , Published
State v Williamson

Robbery with a dangerous weapon; Motion for Appropriate Relief; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-1420(c).

, Court of Appeals , COA09-1409 (Judge Robert Hunter Jr.) , Published
Thermal Design, Inc. v M&M Builders, Inc.

Breach of contract; summary judgment; oral agreement; Uniform Commercial Code; Statute of Frauds; waiver; modification, mitigation of damages

, Supreme Court , 517PA09 (Per Curiam) , Published
Brown v. N. C. Dep't of Corr.

Whether sentence reduction credits apply when determining the unconditional release date for an inmate who received an eight-year 'life sentence'

, Supreme Court , 525A09 (Justice Paul Newby) , Published
Hensley v. N.C. Dep't of Env't & Natural Res.

Statutory interpretation; extent to which subsection 113A-57(1) of the N.C. Sedimentation Pollution Control Act of 1973 regulates 'land-disturbing activities' in trout waters buffer zones

, Supreme Court , 518PA09 (Justice Robert Edmunds Jr.) , Published
Jones v. Keller

Whether sentence reduction credits apply when determining the unconditional release date for an inmate who received an eighty-year 'life sentence'

, Supreme Court , 208PA09 (Justice Sarah Parker) , Published
Stanford v. Paris

Timeliness of plaintiffs' appeal from an interlocutory order dismissing certain claims against defendants

, Supreme Court , 298PA09 (Justice Patricia Timmons-Goodson) , Published
State v. Chandler.

Extent of trial court's authority to grant defendant relief in an MAR proceeding

, Supreme Court , 320PA09 (Justice Patricia Timmons-Goodson) , Published
State v. Davis

Whether defendant received double punishment in violation of N.C.G.S. § 20-141.4 when he was sentenced for felony death by vehicle and felony serious injury by vehicle