Appellate Court Opinions

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33,838 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA19-1049 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Unpublished
Smith v. Smith

attorney's fees incurred in child support claim; insufficient means to defray legal expenses; good faith of interested party; refusal to pay adequate child support; insufficient findings to support award of attorney's fees

, Court of Appeals , COA19-956 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
Spencer v. Aughtry

trespass/encroachment; boundary dispute; implied dedication of road right-of-way to public; deeds void for vagueness of description

, Court of Appeals , COA19-601 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Published
State of NC v. Shkut

Mootness; public importance exception; motion for sanctions; proper grounds for sanctions

, Court of Appeals , COA19-649 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Unpublished
State v. Bernicki

first-degree murder; competency; incapacity; abuse of discretion; jury selection; capacity; malingering; jury charge; reading of instructions; clerk; ex mero motu; nonprejudicial; failure to intervene

, Court of Appeals , COA19-685 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Published
State v. Burgess

mistrial, Rule of Evidence 601(b), Intoxicated witness

, Court of Appeals , COA19-933 (Judge Reuben Young) , Unpublished
State v. Bynum

Waiver of Counsel, Forfeiture of Counsel

, Court of Appeals , COA19-200 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Unpublished
State v. Diop

first-degree murder; second-degree murder; insufficient evidence; premeditation; deliberation; motion to dismiss; substantial evidence; legal provocation; direct evidence; circumstantial evidence; grossly excessive force; headlock; malice; express hatred; inherently dangerous act; failure to instruct jury; involuntary manslaughter; preservation; Rule 10; custodial statement; pretrial motion

, Court of Appeals , COA19-693 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
State v. Faulk

Robbery with a dangerous weapon; Denial of motion to dismiss; Sufficiency of evidence of use of dangerous weapon; Guilty plea to habitual felon status; Required statutory colloquy under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-1022

, Court of Appeals , COA19-272 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Unpublished
State v. Green

Jury instructions; actual possession; constructive possession

, Court of Appeals , COA19-688 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Unpublished
State v. Greene

Drug-trafficking; search and seizure; confidential informant; motion to suppress; reasonable suspicion; probable cause; factors of reliability; search warrant; warrant exception; automobile exception

, Court of Appeals , COA19-989 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
State v. Higginbotham

motion to suppress - probable cause; DWI; N.C.G.S. § 20-138.1

, Court of Appeals , COA19-477 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Unpublished
State v. Holt

Obtaining property by false pretenses; Jury instruction; Plain error.

, Court of Appeals , COA19-877 (Judge John Arrowood) , Published
State v. Lane

motion for appropriate relief - ineffective assistance of counsel test and plain error standard; frivolous claims

, Court of Appeals , COA19-562 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Unpublished
State v. McClure

ineffective assistance of counsel, necessary defense, voluntary intoxication

, Court of Appeals , COA19-319 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Unpublished
State v. McCullen

Jury instructions; first degree murder by torture; involuntary manslaughter

, Court of Appeals , COA19-417 (Judge Linda McGee) , Unpublished
State v. Moore

pre-trial waiver of right to counsel, N.C.G.S. 15A-1242, range of permissible punishment

, Court of Appeals , COA19-516 (Judge Wanda Bryant) , Unpublished
State v. Murray

Waiver, failure to object, plain error review.

, Court of Appeals , COA19-362 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Unpublished
State v. Pitts

motion to suppress; reasonable suspicion; investigatory stop