Appellate Court Opinions

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33,838 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA20-500 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Unpublished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 , COA20-586 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
State v. Irvins

Attempted larceny conviction not an eligible count of larceny to support an indictment for felony habitual larceny under N.C. Gen. Stat. 14-72(b)(6)

, Court of Appeals , COA20-142 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Published
State v. Jackson

Drug possession; sufficiency of evidence that seized item was controlled substance; authentication of controlled substance; possible contamination of substance; plain error; jury instructions on further deliberations; Allen charge

, Court of Appeals , COA20-73 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished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, Court of Appeals , COA20-539 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Unpublished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, Court of Appeals , COA20-474 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Unpublished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

, Court of Appeals , COA20-689 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Published
State v. Myrick

Capacity, competency, due process, involuntary commitment, not guilty by reason of insanity, plea

, Court of Appeals , COA20-462 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
State v. Posner

Single taking rule; prior record level calculation; prior conviction for possession of marijuana drug paraphernalia; all elements of present offense in prior offense; arrest judgment and new sentencing hearing

, Court of Appeals , COA20-615 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Unpublished
State v. Richmond

This Court cannot properly assess ineffective assistance of counsel issue on direct appeal.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-171 (Judge Darren Jackson) , Published
State v. Steele

seizure under Fourth Amendment; defendant was seized under Fourth Amendment by officer's display of authority; traffic stop was not a voluntary encounter

, Court of Appeals , COA20-211 (Judge John Arrowood) , Published
State v. Walton

motion to suppress, motion to dismiss, reasonable suspicion, offer of proof, police dog reliability

, Court of Appeals , COA20-364 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. Womble

First-degree murder; innocence commission; Law of the Land clause; Due Process; Fourth Amendment; blood draw; DNA sample; ineffective assistance of counsel; inevitable discover; fruit of poisonous tree; coercion.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-481 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
Todd v. Todd

domestic violence protective order, findings of fact, conclusions of law, G.S. 50B-1(a)

, Court of Appeals , COA20-466 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
Vonhall v. Vonhall

divorce; equitable distribution; division of property as marital or separate; Rule 52(b) motion for additional findings

, Supreme Court , 238A20 (Justice Paul Newby) , Published
Curlee v. Johnson

Whether a landlord had a duty to protect a third party from harm caused by his tenants' dog.

, Supreme Court , 480A20 (Per Curiam) , Published
In re Brooks

Order of suspension for improperly serving as executor for non-relatives' estates, collecting substantial fees for such service, and failing to properly report the income, in violation of the Code of Judicial Conduct.

, Supreme Court , 436A20 (Per Curiam) , Published
In re C.M.

Appeal based on a dissent seeking review of the trial court's review and permanency planning order which eliminated reunification.