Appellate Court Opinions

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19,761 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA22-343 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Unpublished
State v. Campbell

DVPO, Domestic violence protective order, probable impact, instructional error.

, Court of Appeals , COA22-362 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
State v. Dyer

Drug possession; motion to suppress; reasonable suspicion for traffic stop; failure to use a turn signal; N.C. Gen. Stat. 20-154(a); stop not supported by reasonable suspicion because no violation of applicable traffic statute occurred; officer's belief violation had occurred not reasonable mistake of law

, Court of Appeals , COA21-725 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
State v. George Steen

ineffective assistance of counsel; motion for appropriate relief; prejudice; inadequate investigation

, Court of Appeals , COA22-502 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
State v. Griffin

Possession of firearm by felon; denial of motion to dismiss; sufficiency of evidence of constructive possession; unpreserved instructional and evidentiary challenges; plain error; challenge to instruction on actual possession; admission of evidence of gang affiliation

, Court of Appeals , COA22-509 (Judge Fred Gore) , Unpublished
State v. Jaqwon Fincher

sentencing; rules of evidence; N.C. Gen. Stat. Section 15A-1334(b); arguments of counsel

, Court of Appeals , COA22-128 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Unpublished
State v. Kevin Johnson

cross-examination; impeachment; evidence of past mental health; expert testimony; confrontation rights; consecutive sentences

, Court of Appeals , COA21-700 (Judge Fred Gore) , Unpublished
State v. Leonard Avery

possession of stolen goods; continuing offense; N.C. Gen. Stat. sec. 14-71.1

, Court of Appeals , COA21-696 (Judge April Wood) , Unpublished
STATE v. LEOPOLDO GOMEZ

Reasonable suspicion; Semi-tractor-trailer driver's log; Vehicle search; Probable cause; Traffic stop; Nature of questions during stop; Delay during stop; Extension of stop; Scope of search; Motion to suppress; Consent; Anonymous tip; Totality of circumstances.

, Court of Appeals , COA22-300 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Unpublished
State v. Meris

Gatekeeping Order; Post-Conviction Motions; Certiorari

, Court of Appeals , COA22-487 (Judge Darren Jackson) , Unpublished
State v. Michael Ray Trapp

omission of advanced supervised release from amended judgment was clerical error requiring correction on remand

, Court of Appeals , COA22-567 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Unpublished
State v. Tyquan Sykree Hayes

no notice and opportunity to be heard on attorney's fees; vacate and remand civil judgment

, Court of Appeals , COA22-149 (Judge April Wood) , Unpublished
State v. Walker

Breaking into a coin-operated machine; Felony larceny; Habitual felon; Motion to dismiss; Circumstantial evidence may withstand a motion to dismiss and support a conviction even when the evidence does not rule out every hypothesis of innocence; Eighth amendment; Cruel and unusual punishment.

, Court of Appeals , COA22-141 (Judge Darren Jackson) , Unpublished
State v. Wayne Soller

defendant's arguments about the admissibility of testimony excluded under rape shield statute were not preserved for appellate review but trial court erred in ordering defendant to register as a sex offender because the offense requiring registration was committed prior to the inclusion of that offense in the definition of aggravated offense requiring registration

, Court of Appeals , COA22-225 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
State v. Whitney Kaeanna Steen

felony child abuse inflicting serious bodily harm; jury instructions; lesser-included offense; N.C. Gen. Stat. 14-318.4

, Court of Appeals , COA22-181 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
Wall Recycling, LLC v. Wake Cnty., and TT&E Iron & Metal, Inc.

Summary judgment; application of statutes governing disposal of county property; genuine issues of material fact; ownership of property; contract for disposition of property; N.C. Gen. Stat. 153A-176; N.C. Gen. Stat. 160A-268; N.C. Gen. Stat. 143-129