Appellate Court Opinions

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36,436 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA17-469 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Unpublished
State v. Freeman

Rule of Appellate Procedure 2, sentencing B1 and B2

, Court of Appeals , COA17-1109 (Judge Robert Hunter Jr.) , Unpublished
State v. Hicks

State failed to give expert witness's CV to defendant; No prejudice to defendant.

, Court of Appeals , COA17-993 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Unpublished
State v. Hill

Video evidence, authentication, serious injury, sufficiency of the evidence, jury decision, consecutive sentencing

, Court of Appeals , COA17-861 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
State v. Hoppes

First degree murder; Standard of review for closing argument where defendant did not object; Ex mero motu intervention by trial court

, Court of Appeals , COA17-1143 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. Howard

Counterfeit merchandise and goods; probable cause for search; nexus between contraband and location to be searched; timeliness of evidence to support search; motion to suppress, required conclusions of law, NCGS 15A-977(f).

, Court of Appeals , COA17-231 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Unpublished
State v. Lawing

first degree murder, motion to continue, motion to dismiss, 404(b)

, Court of Appeals , COA17-943 (Judge Mark Davis) , Published
State v. Lenoir

Insufficient probable cause to support issuance of search warrant; motion to suppress; plain error

, Court of Appeals , COA17-1096 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
State v. Lewis

Probation revocation; Committing additional offenses

, Court of Appeals , COA17-769 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Unpublished
State v. Murray

Preservation, Right to public trial, flight instruction

, Court of Appeals , COA17-1223 (Judge John Tyson) , Unpublished
State v. Perry

Cocaine, motion to suppress, no material conflicts in evidence, chain of custody for evidence, habitual felon.

, Court of Appeals , COA17-924 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Published
State v. Randall

Motion for post-conviction DNA testing; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-268, N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-269; materiality of DNA evidence; inventory of evidence.

, Court of Appeals , COA17-809 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Unpublished
State v. Rucker

First-degree murder, first-degree kidnapping, felony breaking or entering, larceny; admissibility of officer testimony regarding truthfulness of a witness; special instruction on kidnapping.

, Court of Appeals , COA17-1135 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Unpublished
State v. Sanchez

Witness Lists; Voir Dire; Expert Testimony; Confrontation Clause

, Court of Appeals , COA17-952 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Unpublished
State v. Simmons

Driving while impaired; waiver of counsel; duty to confirm that a defendant understands the range of permissible punishments

, Court of Appeals , COA17-1116 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
State v. Smith

speedy trial; motion to dismiss

, Court of Appeals , COA17-1285 (Judge John Tyson) , Unpublished
State v. Surratt

Failure to register as a sex offender; no fatal variance between indictment and evidence at trial; criminal collateral estoppel; State v. Dial factors; application of sex offender registry.