Appellate Court Opinions

Slip opinions (court's decision in a case) filed and written by the justices of the Supreme Court or judges of the Court of Appeals

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15,837 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA20-550 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Published
State v. Billings

satellite-based monitoring; relief under Grady III; subject-matter jurisdiction

, Court of Appeals , COA20-608 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Published
State v. Brantley-Phillips

Obtaining Property by False Pretense; Sufficiency of Evidence; Fatal Variance of Jury Instructions

, Court of Appeals , COA20-644 (Judge Darren Jackson) , Published
State v. Gibson

trial court did not err in denying motion to dismiss where driver's license and social security card were competent evidence of defendant's identity; no notice an opportunity to be heard on the issue of attorney's fees is required when payment is required as a condition of probation under State v. Friend

, Court of Appeals , COA20-390 (Judge Fred Gore) , Published
State v. Gonzalez

Subpoena, telephone service, failure to appear, show cause hearing, and criminal contempt

, Court of Appeals , COA20-9 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Published
State v. Hills

Impermissible opinion,
Facial validity of indictment,
Essential elements of crime charged

, Court of Appeals , COA20-650 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Published
State v. Logan

Motion to suppress; unreasonable search and seizure; probable cause; four corners of search warrant affidavit; nexus between location and illegal activity at the time warrant was executed

, Court of Appeals , COA20-563 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. Medlin

Felony obtaining property by false pretenses; special conditions of probation, NCGS 15A-1343(b1); conditions related to offense; child visitation; abuse of discretion.

, Court of Appeals , COA19-250-2 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. Scott

Second-degree murder; blood evidence of BAC; remand; Fourth Amendment search and seizure; harmless beyond a reasonable doubt.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-560 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. Orsbon & Fenninger, LLP

appeal of order denying summary judgment on election of remedies defense dismissed as interlocutory; interlocutory order denying summary judgment on collateral estoppel defense affected a substantial right and was immediately appealable; collateral estoppel did not bar plaintiffs? claims where defendants failed to show that the issue was actually and necessarily decided in the preceding action.

, Supreme Court , 322A20 (Justice Tamara Barringer) , Published
In re B.S.

Termination of parental rights; ineffective assistance of counsel.

, Supreme Court , 20A20 (Justice Tamara Barringer) , Published
In re E.S.

Whether the trial court abused its discretion in determining that termination of respondents' parental rights was in the children's best interests.

, Supreme Court , 347A20 (Justice Anita Earls) , Published
In re I.J.W.

Termination of parental rights pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(7) on the ground of willful abandonment.

, Supreme Court , 344A20 (Justice Tamara Barringer) , Published
In re J.E.E.R.

Termination of parental rights; whether the trial court erred in concluding that respondent's parental rights were subject to termination under N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(3) (2019).

, Supreme Court , 343A20 (Justice Phil Berger Jr.) , Published
In re M.S.

Termination of parental rights pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(2); no-merit review.

, Supreme Court , 192A20 (Justice Anita Earls) , Published
In re M.S.E.

Appeal from an order terminating respondent's parental rights; whether the trial court abused its discretion by failing to sua sponte conduct an inquiry into whether respondent should be appointed a guardian ad litem under Rule 17 of the North Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure; whether the evidence supports the trial court's findings of fact and whether the findings of fact support its conclusion that respondent's parental rights should be terminated pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1) (2019); whether the trial court abused its discretion in concluding that it was in the children's best interests that respondent's parental rights be terminated.

, Supreme Court , 276A20 (Justice Tamara Barringer) , Published
In re T.A.M.

Termination of parental rights; whether the trial court abused its discretion by allowing respondent-father's counsel to withdraw; whether the trial court abused its discretion by concluding that terminating respondent-mother's parental rights would be in the best interests of the juveniles.

, Supreme Court , 353A20 (Per Curiam) , Published
In re Z.R.

Termination of parental rights; no-merit brief.