Appellate Court Opinions

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15,837 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA07-486 (Judge John Martin) , Published
State v Coltrane

Amending a criminal indictment (date of offense; county of conviction); Possession of a firearm by a felon is a substantive offense; Notice requirements for driving while license revoked

, Court of Appeals , COA07-374 (Judge James Wynn Jr.) , Published
State v Cummings

Search and seizure; Miranda wardnings

, Court of Appeals , COA07-85 (Judge James Wynn Jr.) , Published
State v Duncan

First-degree murder; ineffective assistance of counsel

, Court of Appeals , COA07-969 (Judge John Arrowood) , Published
State v Jones

Felonious breaking and entering; felonious larceny; sufficiency of the indictment exclusion of evidence

, Court of Appeals , COA07-422 (Judge Linda Stephens) , Published
State v Lopez

Closing arguments during trial's sentencing phase

, Court of Appeals , COA07-135 (Judge Douglas McCullough) , Published
State v Mack

Possession with intent to sell or deliver cocaine, selling cocaine, delivering cocaine and resisting a public officer

, Court of Appeals , COA06-1671 (Judge Barbara Jackson) , Published
State v Moore

Paid informants; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-108(a_(7); stipulation to out-of-state convictions

, Court of Appeals , COA07-71 (Judge Linda McGee) , Published
State v Parker

Assault on law enforcement - applicability of exclusionary rule

, Court of Appeals , COA07-571 (Judge James Wynn Jr.) , Published
State v Russell

Motion to continue due to defendant's absence from criminal trial

, Court of Appeals , COA07-818 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
Webb v Webb

Equitable distribution; How and when claim may be asserted; Waiver; N.C.G.S. § 50-11(e) and (f)

, Supreme Court , 456A06 (Justice Robin Hudson) , Published
Davis v. Harrah's Cherokee Casino

Workers' Compensation; whether evidence supports findings on natural progression of claimant's work-related injury

, Supreme Court , 587PA06 (Justice Edward Brady) , Published
Harrell v. Bowen

Whether punitive damages can be recovered from a deceased defendant's estate

, Supreme Court , 386A07 (Per Curiam) , Published
In re H.L.A.D.

Termination of parental rights as to juvenile who was previous NC resident but lived out of state when termination petition was filed; application of sections 7B-1101 and 50A-202

, Supreme Court , 297A07 (Per Curiam) , Published
In re J.E., & Q.D.

Juvenile proceedings culminating in termination of parental rights; whether N.C.G.S. § 7B-601(a) requirements for GAL representation for children were met

, Supreme Court , 15A07 (Per Curiam) , Published
In re J.J.

Dependent children; permanency planning review; whether high cost of implementing reunification can support an order to cease reunification efforts; whether guardian ad litem should have been appointed for the mother; prejudicial effect of failure to meet statutory time limit to enter order

, Supreme Court , 366A07 (Per Curiam) , Published
In re J.Z.M., R.O.M., R.D.M

Termination of parental rights hearing; failure to meet statutory time limit; whether sufficient prejudice was shown

, Supreme Court , 409A07 (Per Curiam) , Published
Phillips v. Phillips

Relevance of plaintiff's ownership of a condo to alimony determination under N.C.G.S. § 50-16.1A(2) and Williams v. Williams