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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33,899 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA19-1107 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Published
McDonald v. Saini

Summary Judgment; Medical Malpractice; Proximate Causation

, Court of Appeals , COA20-169 (Judge Phil Berger Jr.) , Unpublished
Odom v. No. 8 Entm't, LLC

Negligence, Summary Judgment, Open and Obvious, Contributory Negligence

, Court of Appeals , COA19-1066 (Judge Reuben Young) , Unpublished
Rozumiel v. Uhnyuk

Foreign-Country Money Judgment, Motion to Recognize

, Court of Appeals , COA19-1110 (Judge Wanda Bryant) , Published
State v. Austin

Jury Instruction; Improper Expression of Opinion

, Court of Appeals , COA19-934 (Judge Wanda Bryant) , Unpublished
State v. Bank

Motion to Dismiss; Jury Instructions; Plain Error; Doctrine of Recent Possession; Felonious Possession of Stolen Goods; Lesser-included Offense; and Restitution.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-95 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Published
State v. Baungartner

Error Preservation; Civil Judgment for Criminal Attorneys' Fees.

, Court of Appeals , COA19-1145 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
State v. Bolton

Motion to dismiss for insufficient evidence; admission of photographs and telephone recording; Rule 403; Rule 901

, Court of Appeals , COA18-1233-2 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. Carey

Remand for additional issues; jury instruction; plain error; Rule 2; exemption from statute; prejudice for new trial.

, Court of Appeals , COA19-1141 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Unpublished
State v. Cooley

Kidnapping; disjunctive instructions, prior convictions

, Court of Appeals , COA19-896 (Judge Linda McGee) , Unpublished
State v. Ennis

reference to complainant as the victim, Rule 2, SBM

, Court of Appeals , COA20-103 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
State v. Fair

petition for writ of certiorari; postconviction DNA testing

, Court of Appeals , COA19-968 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Published
State v. French

Kidnapping; specific intent; possession of stolen property

, Court of Appeals , COA19-952 (Judge Linda McGee) , Unpublished
State v. Jackson

writ of certiorari, appeal from guilty plea, clerical error

, Court of Appeals , COA19-1112 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. Joiner

State's MAR after notice of appeal; duplicative larceny charges; clerical error on judgment; habitual breaking and entering status.

, Court of Appeals , COA19-530 (Judge Linda McGee) , Published
State v. Kelliher

Eighth Amendment, N.C. Const. Art. 1, Sec. 27, cruel and/or unusual punishment; life without parole; juvenile offenders; homicide; Miller v. Alabama

, Court of Appeals , COA19-936 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
State v. Lucas

State's evidence used to show aggravating factor at sentencing was also used to prove substantive offense of second-degree murder

, Court of Appeals , COA19-746 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Unpublished
State v. Martinez

driving while impaired; alcohol concentration after stop and arrest; evidence of destination not plain error

, Court of Appeals , COA20-119 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Unpublished
State v. McLymore

Confrontation Clause; Issue Preservation; Plain Error

, Court of Appeals , COA19-1117 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
State v. Meeks

Probation revocation; absconding; uncertain clerical error