Appellate Court Opinions

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15,944 Appellate Court Opinions

, Supreme Court , 534A20 (Justice Anita Earls) , Published
In re S.M.

Termination of parental rights; best interests determination; sufficiency of the evidence; abuse of discretion.

, Supreme Court , 149A21 (Justice Robin Hudson) , Published
In re T.B.

Termination of parental rights; whether the trial court erred in adjudicating the existence of neglect as grounds for termination of respondent-mother's parental rights; no-merit appeal by respondent-father.

, Supreme Court , 121PA21 (Justice Tamara Barringer) , Published
In re V.S.

Termination of parental rights; adjudication of ground for termination based on neglect under N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1).

, Court of Appeals , COA21-7 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Published
Edwards v. Jessup

DWI, revoke, refused, chemical analysis, reasonable grounds, under the influence, asleep, due process, DMV employee

, Court of Appeals , COA20-877 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Published
Fearrington v. City of Greenville

Red light cameras; subject-matter jurisdiction; exhaustion of administrative remedies; adequate state remedy; standing; N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 89C-23, 10; procedural due process; substantive due process; N.C. Const. Art. IX, § 7; Fines and Forfeitures Clause.

, Court of Appeals , COA21-135 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
Galloway v. Snell

Reversing and remanding where settlement agreement provision is ambiguous.

, Court of Appeals , COA21-351 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
Godwin v. Harvell

Wills and trusts; mental capacity; undue influence; summary judgment; directed verdict; affidavit; petition for attorneys fees.

, Court of Appeals , COA21-15 (Judge Fred Gore) , Published
Graham v. Lambert

Interlocutory; governmental immunity; public official immunity; and gross negligence

, Court of Appeals , COA21-289 (Judge Fred Gore) , Published
In re: K.W. & M.W.

Abuse, neglect, and dependency; findings of fact; and affect on the minor child.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-873 (Judge April Wood) , Published
State v. Bradley

Probation Revocation; Possession; Constructive Possession; Actual Possession; Vehicle; Maintain; Abuse of Discretion; Competent Evidence; N.C. Gen. Stat. Section 90-108; N.C. Gen. Stat. Section 15A-1343; and N.C. Gen. Stat. Section 15A-1344.

, Court of Appeals , COA21-375 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Published
State v. Gallion

Sufficient search warrant application; sufficient findings of fact and conclusions of law in suppression order; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15-207; suppression of electronic monitoring data; hearsay; firearm identification evidence; sufficient evidence of first degree murder

, Court of Appeals , COA20-536 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Published
State v. Mullinax

suppression, seizure, drugs, totality of circumstances, identification, command, walk away, additional officers, search of car, search of person, reasonable person, not free to leave

, Court of Appeals , COA21-275 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Published
State v. Porter

Statutory sentencing range, probationary period, specific findings.

, Court of Appeals , COA21-46 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Published
Town of Midland v. Harrell

Town of Midland; Harrell Land Development Company; dispute over responsibility for maintenance of roads in a development; civil penalties; standing; North Carolina General Statutes, Section 160A-12; Town ordinances; mandatory injunction and order of abatement; Rule 65(d) of North Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure; NCDOT road standards; attorney's fees; North Carolina General Statutes, Section 6-21.7; Town violated unambiguous limits on its authority; North Carolina General Statutes, Section 160A-388(b1) (2017) (recodified as Section 160D-705(b) (2021)).

, Court of Appeals , COA20-916 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
Unifund CCR Partners v. Young

Action on a judgment; renewal judgment; clerk's jurisdiction to enter default judgment; sum certain jurisdiction; applicability of the Consumer Economic Protection Act; affirmative defense of usury.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-889 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Published
Vaitovas v. City of Greenville

Constitutionality of local law concerning traffic cameras; prohibition on local laws relating to health, sanitation and the abatement of nuisances; distinction between material connection and tangential or incidental connection to health

, Supreme Court , 65A21 (Per Curiam) , Published
Bishop v. Bishop

Whether the Court of Appeals erred by affirming the trial court's order modifying plaintiff's child support obligation; whether the Court of Appeals erred by affirming the trial court's order denying plaintiff's posttrial motions.