Appellate Court Opinions

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34,602 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA21-51 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Published
Parks v. Johnson

declaratory judgment; will interpretation; former spouse; decedent's siblings; North Carolina General Statutes Sections 31-5.4, 31-42(b); testator's intent; unfulfilled condition precedent; residuary devise; intestacy; reversed

, Court of Appeals , COA21-41 (Judge Darren Jackson) , Published
Snow Enter., LLC v. Bankers Ins. Co.

bail bonds; quasi-estoppel; unjust enrichment; criminal defendant was estopped from recovering return of bond premium where defendant received the benefit of a re-written bond without notifying surety within a reasonable amount of time that defendant wanted return of bond premium rather than benefit of re-written bond, for which no premium was charged

, Court of Appeals , COA21-185 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Unpublished
State v. Brooks

Anders Appeal; Probation Revocation; Petition for Writ of Certiorari

, Court of Appeals , COA21-87 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Unpublished
State v. Cochran

prior criminal convictions, sentencing levels, stipulations, substantial similarity

, Court of Appeals , COA21-134 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Published
State v. Essick

N.C. Gen. Stat. 15A-1340.17(f); statutory sentence enhancements; habitual felon; reportable convictions; sex-offender registry; unauthorized term of imprisonment

, Court of Appeals , COA21-150 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Published
State v. Guin

Harbison error, implied concession of guilt, admission of facts not whole charges, jury instruction, lesser-included offenses, sufficiency of evidence, kidnapping, evidence of confinement distinct from concurrent assault

, Court of Appeals , COA21-121 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
State v. Hales

Pro se defendant-appellant; violation of a local ordinance, N.C. Gen. Stat. 14-4; trial court's improper application of statutory sentencing requirements; motion to dismiss for selective prosecution; motion to suppress evidence.

, Court of Appeals , COA21-241 (Judge John Tyson) , Unpublished
State v. Johnson

Postconviction DNA testing; NCGS 15A-269(a); law of the case; sworn affidavit; no showing of different result.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-548 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. Julius

Motion to suppress, 4th amendment search; identity of driver; probable cause; reasonable suspicion; search incident to arrest; jury instructions.

, Court of Appeals , COA21-287 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Unpublished
State v. Kelly

Sentencing; out-of-state convictions, substantial similarity to North Carolina offenses

, Court of Appeals , COA20-847 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Unpublished
State v. McCrae

conspiracy to commit murder, motion to dismiss, opinion testimony, jury instructions

, Court of Appeals , COA18-843-2 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
State v. Melvin

Armed robbery; kidnapping; conspiracy to commit armed robbery; joint trial; denial of motion for severance; conflicting evidence presented by co-defendants; determination of prejudice

, Court of Appeals , COA20-733 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Unpublished
State v. Moore

Plain Error, lesser included offense, State's closing argument

, Court of Appeals , COA20-547 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Unpublished
State v. Murdock

Motion to Suppress; Fourth Amendment; Reasonable Expectation of Privacy; Executing Writ of Possession

, Court of Appeals , COA21-244 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Unpublished
State v. Murphy

probation, suspended sentence, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of marijuana drug paraphernalia, new crime, abuse of discretion

, Court of Appeals , COA21-217 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Unpublished
State v. Overcash

Rule of Completeness, Preservation, Prejudice