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 , 333PA11 (Per Curiam) , Published
State v Joe

Whether trial court erred in granting defendant's pretrial motions to suppress and to dismiss the charge of resisting a public officer; and resulting in the dismissal of all charges against defendant

, Supreme Court , 100PA11 (Justice Mark Martin) , Published
State v Lawrence

Whether the trial court committed plain error by erroneously instructing the jury on conspiracy to commit robbery with a dangerous weapon when it gave proper instructions on attempted robbery with a dangerous weapon.

, Supreme Court , 386PA10 (Justice Robert Edmunds Jr.) , Published
State v Lewis

On retrial; admissibility of evidence presented at defendant's MAR hearing following his first trial on the same charges; whether defendant should have been allowed to cross-examine the victim about her identification of him and a codefendant as perpetrators of the alleged crimes; whether the trial court should have barred introduction of evidence about the weapon purportedly used by defendant; whether the Court of Appeals erred in ordering dismissal of all charges

, Supreme Court , 471A11 (Per Curiam) , Published
In re Totten

Review of recommendation for judicial censure

, Supreme Court , 382A11 (Per Curiam) , Published
State v. Anderson

Whether defendant made a valid waiver of his right to counsel under N.C.G.S. § 15A-1242

, Supreme Court , 218A11 (Per Curiam) , Published
State v. Brown

Admissibility of pornographic material featuring incest at trial under Rules of Evidence 403 and 404; whether defendant was convicted of an aggravated offense under N.C.G.S. § 14-208.6(1a) and thus subject to lifetime satellite-based monitoring

, Supreme Court , 195PA11 (Justice Barbara Jackson) , Published
State v. Hunt

Whether expert testimony is required to establish the extent of a victim's mental capacity to consent when a defendant is charged with second-degree sexual offense pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 14-27.5 and crime against nature pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 14-177

, Supreme Court , 279PA11 (Justice Mark Martin) , Published
State v. Whitehead

MAR proceeding; whether a trial court can retroactively apply the Structured Sentencing Act to modify a criminal judgment entered under the Fair Sentencing Act

, Supreme Court , 183PA11 (Per Curiam) , Published
State v. Woodard

Whether it was reversible error for the trial court to require defendant to wear prison garb during his first day of trial

, Supreme Court , 111PA11 (Justice Patricia Timmons-Goodson) , Published
Wally v. City of Kannapolis

Whether City's zoning of a newly annexed tract of land (1) was illegal spot zoning and (2) complied with N.C.G.S. § 160A-383

, Supreme Court , 457A11 (Justice Robin Hudson) , Published
Willis v. Willis

Action to reform a purported gift deed based upon the Grantor's unilateral mistake; whether the trial court erred in granting defendants' motion for directed verdict in their favor

, Supreme Court , 300A11 (Per Curiam) , Published
Cobb v. Town of Blowing Rock

Whether the trial court erroneously instructed the jury on the standard of care owed by a landowner to a child who was injured by a natural condition on the landowner's property

, Supreme Court , 216PA11 (Per Curiam) , Published
In re Dist. Admin. Order

Chief district court judge's authority to prohibit operation of a special traffic court established by the district attorney

, Supreme Court , 11A11 (Justice Barbara Jackson) , Published
In re Foreclosure of Vogler Realty, Inc.

Authority of clerk of superior court to determine reasonableness of attorney's fees that trustee-attorney in foreclosure proceeding pays to himself in addition to trustee's commission

, Supreme Court , 235PA11 (Per Curiam) , Published
In re J.R.V.

Delinquency adjudication proceeding; whether the trial court's violation of the juvenile's rights under N.C.G.S. § 7B-2405(4) was prejudicial