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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34,235 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA24-1017 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Unpublished
State v. Smith

Anders brief, Kinch, indictment, non-jurisdictional defect, subject matter jurisdiction, possession of methamphetamine, wholly frivolous, dismissed.

, Court of Appeals , COA24-353 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
State v. Stidham

prior record level; N.C. Gen. Stat. 15A-1340.14(b)(7); notice; N.C. Gen. Stat. 15A-1022.1; waiver of notice; prejudice; Rule 702(a); plain error; Rule 702 reliability inquiry

, Court of Appeals , COA24-459 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Published
State v. Tadlock

voluntary intoxication; assault by strangulation; multiple counts; fine

, Court of Appeals , COA24-460 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
State v. Upchurch

felony murder; intentional child abuse inflicting serious bodily injury; joint trial; motions to sever; character evidence; hearsay

, Court of Appeals , COA24-707 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Published
State v. Venable

Driving while impaired; Motion to dismiss for insufficient evidence; Expert testimony of retrograde extrapolation; Intervening negligence jury instruction; Ineffective assistance of counsel

, Court of Appeals , COA24-1084 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
State v. Wilson

testimony concerning prior bad acts; Rule 404(b); Rule 403; temporal proximity

, Court of Appeals , COA24-815 (Judge John Arrowood) , Published
State v. Wingate

sufficiency of the indictment; indecent liberties; expert testimony; vouching; plain error.

, Court of Appeals , COA24-490 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Unpublished
State v. Yarborough

investigatory stop, jury instruction, resisting, delaying and obstructing an officer, N.C.Gen Stat 14-223

, Court of Appeals , COA24-724 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Unpublished
Brindley v. Moore

Modification of custody; findings supported by substantial evidence; conclusions of law supported by findings; best interests

, Court of Appeals , COA24-610 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Unpublished
Bryant v. Fields

out of state jurisdiction, specific jurisdiction, sufficient minimum contact

, Court of Appeals , COA24-413 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Published
Cable v. Consol. Metco, Inc.

full commission, workers compensation, unreasonable job search, unpublished opinion, disability, opinion and award, affirmed. 

, Court of Appeals , COA24-200 (Judge Michael Stading) , Published
Cauley v. Cauley

subject matter jurisdiction; domestic violence protection order; attorney's fees; trial court; nonjusticiable issue

, Court of Appeals , COA24-516 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Published
Collins v. Holley

child support; contempt purge; automatic incarceration

, Court of Appeals , COA24-717 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Published
Ghassemi v. Centrex Props., Inc.

Unauthorized car meets in parking lot; wrongful death; negligence; private and public nuisance; single instance of injury; third-party-beneficiary breach of contract; commercial lease contract

, Court of Appeals , COA24-904 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Unpublished
Graham v. Taylor

writ of certiorari, motion to dismiss, Gatekeeper order, untimely notice of appeal

, Court of Appeals , COA23-1108 (Judge Fred Gore) , Published
Hatcher v. Rodriguez

interlocutory appeal; denied motion for summary judgment; public official immunity; N.C.G.S. § 20-145; gross negligence.

, Court of Appeals , COA24-791 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
Holland v. Holland

Subject matter jurisdiction;
Rule 41(a) Dismissal;
Laches;
Uniform Services Former Spouses’ Protection Act;
10 U.S.C. § 1408(c)(1) (2018);
Percentage of Distribution;
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 50-20.1(a) (2023);