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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2,698 Appellate Court Opinions

, Supreme Court , 43PA23 (Per Curiam) , Published
State v. Boyette

Whether the Court of Appeals erred in holding that the exclusionary rule does not apply in probation revocation hearings.

, Supreme Court , 124PA22 (Justice Richard Dietz) , Published
State v. Jordan

Whether the Court of Appeals erred by not placing the burden on the defendant to prove he had a reasonable expectation of privacy in a house.

, Supreme Court , 202PA22 (Justice Tamara Barringer) , Published
State v. Walker

Whether the Court of Appeals properly affirmed the denial of defendant's motion for appropriate relief.

, Supreme Court , 102A20-3 (Justice Paul Newby) , Published
Taylor v. Bank of America, N.A.

Whether plaintiffs knew or reasonably should have known of their injuries and defendant's alleged fraud such that the statute of limitations was not tolled and plaintiffs' claims are time barred.

, Supreme Court , 28A23 (Justice Tamara Barringer) , Published
Terry v. Pub. Serv. Co. of N.C.

Whether the Court of Appeals erred by reversing an entry of summary judgment in favor of defendant on plaintiff's claims of common law negligence, negligence per se, violation of the North Carolina Residential Rental Agreements Act, and breach of the implied warranty of habitability.

, Supreme Court , 176PA22 (Justice Trey Allen) , Published
Upchurch v. Harp Builders, Inc.

Whether the Court of Appeals erred in holding that defendant's compulsory counterclaim for injuries sustained in an automobile accident was barred by the statute of limitations established in N.C.G.S. 1-52(16).

, Supreme Court , 148PA14-2 (Justice Richard Dietz) , Published
Washington v. Cline

Whether a plaintiff may pursue a direct constitutional claim under the North Carolina Constitution against state actors for monetary damages in response to a violation of his right to a speedy trial.

, Supreme Court , 351A22 (Justice Allison Riggs) , Published
D.V. Shah Corp. v. VroomBrands, LLC

Whether a trial court reversibly errs in failing to exercise its discretion to hear oral testimony at summary judgment based on a misapprehension of law.

, Supreme Court , 296A22 (Justice Trey Allen) , Published
Morris v. Rodeberg

Whether the Court of Appeals correctly concluded that plaintiff's medical malpractice action was barred by the applicable statute of limitations.

, Supreme Court , 227A22 (Justice Trey Allen) , Published
N.C. Farm Bureau Mut. Ins. Co. v. Herring

Whether the Court of Appeals erred in holding that defendant qualified as a resident of her mother's household for purposes of the underinsured motorist policy issued to her mother.

, Supreme Court , 278PA21 (Justice Tamara Barringer) , Published
State v. Alvarez

Officers had independent reasonable suspicion to initiate a traffic stop. The traffic stop did not violate defendant's Fourth Amendment rights.

, Supreme Court , 264A21 (Justice Tamara Barringer) , Published
State v. Beck

Evidence considered in the light most favorable to the State was sufficient to support the trial court's decision to submit multiple counts of conspiracy to the jury.

, Supreme Court , 344PA21 (Justice Paul Newby) , Published
State v. Fritsche

Whether the trial court erred in its interpretation of N.C.G.S. 14 208.12A and its denial of defendant's petition for removal from the North Carolina Sex Offender Registry.

, Supreme Court , 240A22 (Justice Phil Berger Jr.) , Published
State v. Lancaster

Whether the common law crime of going armed to the terror of the public contains an essential element that the conduct occur on a public highway.

, Supreme Court , 113A96-4 (Justice Phil Berger Jr.) , Published
State v. Tucker

Whether defendant's Batson claims are procedurally barred under N.C.G.S. 15A-1419.

, Supreme Court , 187A22 (Justice Paul Newby) , Published
State v. Wilson

Whether defendant is entitled to an instruction on second-degree murder as a lesser-included offense of first-degree murder pursued under the theory of felony murder.

, Supreme Court , 208PA22 (Justice Anita Earls) , Published
State v. Woolard

Whether this Court properly granted the State's petition for certiorari, and whether a police officer had probable cause to arrest a motorist for driving while impaired.

, Supreme Court , 314PA21 (Justice Paul Newby) , Published
Wynn v. Frederick

Whether magistrates are other officers under N.C.G.S. 58-76-5 and accordingly may be sued under their official bond and whether judicial immunity is an available defense to official capacity claims against judicial officers.