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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19,888 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA20-630 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
State v. Phifer

motion to suppress, petition for writ of certiorari, Fourth Amendment search

, Court of Appeals , COA20-504 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Unpublished
State v. Ramirez

Bail forfeiture; voluntary dismissal; sanctions; Rule 41

, Court of Appeals , COA20-509 (Judge John Tyson) , Unpublished
State v. Taylor

Sexual exploitation of a minor; statutory sex offense; lifetime SBM; writ of certiorari; Rule 2; NCGS 7A-451(a)(18); ineffective assistance of counsel.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-424 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Unpublished
State v. Williams

Rule 702 of evidence; Review for plain error; Abuse of discretion; Petition for Writ of Certiorari

, Court of Appeals , COA20-450 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
Williams v. Reardon

Challenge to decades-old covenants in residential subdivision; Real Property Marketable Title Act; exception for covenants that are part of a scheme of development and that restrict the property to residential use only, or more narrowly to multi-family or single-family residential use only; statutory construction

, Court of Appeals , COA20-345 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Unpublished
In re J.C.

trial court's inquiry into potentially incompetent parent's need for a guardian ad litem; waiver of constitutionally protected parental status issue on appeal; necessary findings regarding supervised visitation costs.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-463 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Unpublished
State v. Brook

no error in trial court's denial of defendant's post-sentencing motion to withdraw Alford plea; manifest injustice standard

, Court of Appeals , COA20-312 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Unpublished
State v. Calloway

Attorney fees, State v. Friend, notice and opportunity to be heard, motion to dismiss, possession of a firearm by a felon, circumstantial evidence.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-340 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
State v. Chaudoin

ineffective assistance of counsel; Harbison; petition for writ of certiorari; Rule 2; satellite-based monitoring; duplicative court costs

, Court of Appeals , COA20-400 (Judge John Tyson) , Unpublished
State v. Jumper

Second degree murder; imperfect self defense; jury instructions; plain error review; aggressor; provocation; withdrawal from a fight.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-679 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Unpublished
State v. Morrow

driving while impaired, speeding, resisting public officer, felony eluding arrest, right to counsel, forfeiture, counsel, colloquy

, Court of Appeals , COA20-381 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Unpublished
State v. Rivera

Certiorari; Plain error; Motions to Dismiss for Insufficient Evidence

, Court of Appeals , COA20-372 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Unpublished
Waugh v. States Res. Corp.

Interlocutory, res judicata, collateral estoppel, substantive right, foreclosure order, consent order, actually litigated

, Court of Appeals , COA20-770 (Judge John Tyson) , Unpublished
Zhang v. Pearce

Pro se appeal; Rules of Appellate Procedure; gross and substantial violations.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-307 (Judge Darren Jackson) , Unpublished
Baldwin v. James

child custody; trial court did not err in awarding father primary physical and joint legal custody of child

, Court of Appeals , COA20-453 (Judge Darren Jackson) , Unpublished
Bradley v. Tapia

summary ejectment; trial court did not err by concluding that insufficient evidence supported defendant's claim that she was plaintiff's partner; supported factual findings supported relevant legal conclusions