Appellate Court Opinions

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, Court of Appeals , COA19-231 (Judge Phil Berger Jr.) , Unpublished
State v. Phillips

substitution of counsel; attorney's fees and appointment fee; notice and opportunity to be heard

, Court of Appeals , COA18-1194 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
State v. Roberts

confrontation clause; jailhouse recorded phone calls; sentence authorized by verdict; stipulation on prior record level worksheet

, Court of Appeals , COA18-1100 (Judge John Arrowood) , Published
State v. Rushing

NCGS § 14-32.4, assault inflicting serious bodily injury; substantial evidence; sufficiency of indictment

, Court of Appeals , COA18-1061 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Unpublished
State v. Sneed

Motion to Dismiss for Insufficiency of the Evidence; Rule 404; Witness Credibility

, Court of Appeals , COA18-1173 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Unpublished
State v. Southern

sufficient evidence of disseminating obscenity; obscene materials; sexual conduct; lewd exhibition; relevant evidence; Rule 403; ineffective assistance of counsel; no plain error

, Court of Appeals , COA19-162 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Published
State v. Summers

Criminal law; embezzlement; deferred prosecution agreement; probation; jurisdiction; writ of certiorari; interlocutory order; probation revocation; activates a sentence; imposes special probation; de novo hearing; right of appeal; superior court

, Court of Appeals , COA19-359 (Judge Christopher Brook) , Unpublished
State v. Williams

kidnapping; armed robbery; sufficiency of evidence of restraint to support kidnapping charge independent of the underlying robbery; kidnapping inherent in robbery

, Court of Appeals , COA18-1162 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Published
State v. Worley

satellite-based monitoring; sexual offenses; impermissible vouching; expert testimony; plain error

, Court of Appeals , COA19-201 (Judge Reuben Young) , Unpublished
State v. Wyche

First-Degree Murder, Jury Instruction, Lesser Included Offense

, Court of Appeals , COA18-1259 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
U.S. Bank Na'tl Ass'n v. Wood

Doctrine of equitable subrogation applicable in context of purchase transactions; summary judgment improper

, Supreme Court , 232A19 (Justice Cheri Beasley) , Published
In re J.B.S.

Appeal from an order terminating respondent's parental rights pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1), (7) (2017). No-merit review pursuant to Rule 3.1(e) of the North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure.

, Supreme Court , 214A19 (Justice Cheri Beasley) , Published
In re J.E.

Appeal from an order terminating respondent's parental rights pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1)-(2) (2017). No-merit review pursuant to Rule 3.1(e) of the North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure.

, Supreme Court , 184A19 (Justice Sam Ervin IV) , Published
In re N.D.A.

Termination of parental rights; whether the trial court's findings of fact support termination on the grounds of neglect and willful abandonment pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1) and (7); whether the trial court acted impartially during the termination hearing.

, Supreme Court , 151A19 (Justice Robin Hudson) , Published
In re T.H.

Appeal from order terminating respondent's parental rights under N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1), (8) (2017). No-merit review pursuant to Rule 3.1(e) of the North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure.

, Supreme Court , 152A19 (Justice Paul Newby) , Published
In re Z.O.M.

Appeal from order terminating respondent's parental rights under N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1)-(2) (2017). No-merit review pursuant to N.C. R. App. P. 3.1(e).

, Supreme Court , 115PA18 (Justice Robin Hudson) , Published
Intersal, Inc. v. Hamilton

Appeal from final decision of the Business Court; whether the trial court erred in dismissing plaintiff's complaint seeking damages and declaratory relief based on a contractual dispute between the parties over, inter alia, media rights related to the recovery and disposition of artifacts from the shipwrecked Queen Anne's Revenge and the renewal of a search permit for the El Salvador vessel.

, Supreme Court , 126A18 (Justice Robin Hudson) , Published
State v. Ditenhafer

Appeal from convictions for (1) two counts of common law obstruction of justice, as elevated to a felony pursuant to N.C.G.S. 14-3(b), and (2) accessory after the fact to sexual activity by a substitute parent; whether the trial court erred by denying defendant's motions to dismiss all charges.

, Supreme Court , 379A17 (Justice Anita Earls) , Published
State v. Malone

Appeal from convictions for murder and assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury; whether the trial court erred in allowing two eyewitnesses to make in-court identifications of defendant as the shooter; whether the Court of Appeals majority correctly found that the trial court violated defendant's right to due process, that the error was prejudicial, and that defendant should receive a new trial.