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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34,077 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA16-841 (Judge Rick Elmore) , Published
State v. Broyhill

first degree murder; expert opinion testimony; jury selection; stake out questions; indoctrinating questions; rule of completeness

, Court of Appeals , COA16-946 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Unpublished
State v. Carter

Ineffective Assistance of Counsel, Possession with Intent to Sell or Distribute, Maintaining a Building Used for Keeping or Selling Controlled Substances, Insufficient Evidence

, Court of Appeals , COA16-1150 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Published
State v. Coleman

Elements of Voluntary Manslaughter; Automatism Defense; Expert Testimony

, Court of Appeals , COA16-1220 (Judge Phil Berger Jr.) , Unpublished
State v. Ellis

Written judgment; probation condition; clarification

, Court of Appeals , COA16-1274 (Judge Phil Berger Jr.) , Unpublished
State v. Grice

Revocation of probation; Anders; prejudicial error

, Court of Appeals , COA16-1120 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. Hester

denial of motion to dismiss- 4th Amendment; commission of new crime after stop; attenuation and intervening circumstance; plain error review

, Court of Appeals , COA16-1308 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Unpublished
State v. Hooker

Appeal from trial court?s denial of defendant?s motion to suppress; probable cause to perform traffic stop of vehicle.

, Court of Appeals , COA16-734 (Judge Ann Calabria) , Published
State v. Johnson

Probation revocation; Subject matter jurisdiction; Absconding; N.C. Gen. Stat. Section 15A-1344(a); N.C. Gen. Stat. Section 15A-1343(b)(3a).

, Court of Appeals , COA17-11 (Judge Phil Berger Jr.) , Unpublished
State v. Moody

Right of appeal; minimum sentence

, Court of Appeals , COA16-999 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Published
State v. Moore

Judge's comment not an order or judgment - denial of continuance - no prejudice in admission of video

, Court of Appeals , COA16-1232 (Judge Mark Davis) , Unpublished
State v. Norman

Visual identification of marijuana; jury instruction; officer testimony; State's burden of proof that substance is marijuana

, Court of Appeals , COA17-98 (Judge Phil Berger Jr.) , Unpublished
State v. Sanchez

Motion locate and preserve evidence; Motion for post-conviction DAN testing; Prejudicial error

, Court of Appeals , COA16-941 (Judge Rick Elmore) , Published
State v. Worley

Motion to suppress evidence; probable cause to issue search warrant; sufficiency of nexus between alleged criminal activity and place to be searched

, Court of Appeals , COA16-213 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Published
State v. Younts

Reliability of Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus Testing for expert testimony; Rule 702 Requirements.

, Court of Appeals , COA16-834 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Published
Williams v. Chaney

family law, child custody order, no substantial change in circumstances

, Court of Appeals , COA16-895 (Judge Wanda Bryant) , Unpublished
Zolp v. Cordell

Interlocutory Appeals; Substantial Right

, Court of Appeals , COA16-1271 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Published
Farquhar v. Farquhar

Divorce and then subsequent remarriage of parties,
Rule 41(a) of the North Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure,
Joint dismissal of alimony and equitable distribution claims following entry of judgment for absolute divorce in first marriage,
Refiling of alimony and equitable distribution claims based on first marriage after failure of second marriage