Appellate Court Opinions

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19,888 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA20-507 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Unpublished
In re K.R.

Child custody, UCCJEA, jurisdiction to modify foreign custody determination, temporary emergency jurisdiction

, Court of Appeals , COA20-871 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Unpublished
In re S.M.

Juvenile disposition order; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-2502(c); interdisciplinary evaluation

, Court of Appeals , COA20-205 (Judge Fred Gore) , Unpublished
Isak v. Williams

Jury instructions; negligence; sudden emergency doctrine

, Court of Appeals , COA20-318 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Unpublished
State v. Broadway

Hearsay; exceptions; excited utterance; lack of spontaneity; motive to fabricate

, Court of Appeals , COA20-420 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
State v. Brooks

felony obstruction of justice, jury instruction, plain error

, Court of Appeals , COA20-259 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Unpublished
State v. Burns

Motion to Suppress; Out-of-court identification; No error

, Court of Appeals , COA19-555 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Unpublished
State v. Carver

Coercing a jury verdict; Plain Error

, Court of Appeals , COA20-529 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Unpublished
State v. Coltrane

No plain error in trial court's admission of expert witness testimony; no plain error in trial court's allowing reference to drugs, cocaine, etc. based on visual observations of substances.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-380 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
State v. Garcia

subject-matter jurisdiction; ineffective assistance of counsel; improper opinion; witness vouching

, Court of Appeals , COA20-331 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
State v. Hall

motion to dismiss; plain error review; lay testimony; expert testimony; exhibit not in evidence

, Court of Appeals , COA20-252 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
State v. Helton

issue is whether court erred by denying defendant's motion to dismiss the charge of notarizing a vehicle title without the principal present with the intent to commit fraud in violation of NCGS 10B-60(d); the crux is whether the State presented sufficient evidence to establish that defendant was a notary as plainly required under the aforesaid provision

, Court of Appeals , COA20-510 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
State v. Hernandez

motion to dismiss for insufficient evidence, jury instruction, driving while impaired

, Court of Appeals , COA17-1157-2 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Unpublished
State v. Hewitt

Batson challenge; Remand to the trial court for further findings in light of State v. Hobbs.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-493 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Unpublished
State v. Holland

Coerced verdict, first-degree murder, N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-1235(c), right to unanimous jury verdict, statutory mandate, victim impact evidence

, Court of Appeals , COA20-500 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Unpublished
State v. Huneycutt

Anonymous tip, investigatory stop, Fourth Amendment, hunting, motion to suppress, N.C. Gen. Stat. § 113-136, reasonable suspicion, search, seizure, Wildlife Resources Commission

, Court of Appeals , COA20-73 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
State v. James

plain error review; irrelevant evidence; failure to demonstrate prejudice

, Court of Appeals , COA20-539 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Unpublished
State v. Lovett

Motion to suppress; trafficking; possession; probable cause; affidavit; sufficient nexus

, Court of Appeals , COA20-474 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Unpublished
State v. McDougal

Writ of certiorari; notice of appeal; motion to dismiss; uttering a forged instrument; obtaining property by false pretenses; intent element; knowledge element; sufficiency of evidence; preservation of issues