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 , 148PA11 (Justice Paul Newby) , Published
In re M.I.W.

Whether the trial court had subject matter jurisdiction over a termination of parental rights proceeding filed while an appeal from an earlier custody order was pending when TPR hearings were not held until after that appeal was decided; application of 2005 amendments to N.C.G.S. § 7B-1003

, Supreme Court , 299A11 (Per Curiam) , Published
State v. Burke

Motion to suppress; whether police officer had reasonable suspicion to stop defendant's vehicle

, Supreme Court , 33A11 (Justice Robert Edmunds Jr.) , Published
State v. Mbacke

Warrantless search of defendant's vehicle following his arrest for carrying a concealed gun; application of U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Arizona v. Gant

, Supreme Court , 242A11 (Per Curiam) , Published
Orr v Calvert

Whether plaintiff's breach of fiduciary duty claim is barred by the statute of limitations

, Supreme Court , 479PA10 (Justice Sarah Parker) , Published
State v Nabors

Sufficiency of evidence as to identity of controlled substance where defendant's witness testified it was cocaine

, Supreme Court , 258A11 (Per Curiam) , Published
State v Slaughter

Sufficiency of evidence that defendant constructively possessed marijuana and drug paraphernalia

, Supreme Court , 64PA11 (Justice Mark Martin) , Published
State v Starr

Whether the trial court complied with N.C.G.S. § 15A-1233(a) when it denied the jury's request to review certain trial testimony during its deliberations

, Supreme Court , 425A10 (Per Curiam) , Published
State v Williamson

Special Order
Denial of defendant's MAR following his felony convictions; whether defendant met his burden to establish newly discovered evidence meriting a new trial or dismissal of the charges against him; whether the trial court's order denying the MAR must be in writing

, Supreme Court , 390PA10 (Per Curiam) , Published
Amward Homes, Inc. v. Town of Cary

Whether the Town's general zoning power authorized it to impose a school impact fee on certain new residential development; whether the Town violated builder-plaintiffs' due process and equal protection rights; applicable statute of limitations

, Supreme Court , 260A11 (Per Curiam) , Published
Dobson v Substitute Tr. Servs., Inc.

Summary judgment; whether plaintiff presented sufficient evidence to dispute that defendant is the holder of plaintiff's promissory note thus requiring defendant's to submit additional evidence of ownership

, Supreme Court , 365PA10 (Justice Mark Martin) , Published
State v. Yencer

Whether the Campus Police Act, as applied to defendant's conviction for driving while impaired, violates the Establishment Clause

, Supreme Court , 417PA10 (Justice Barbara Jackson) , Published
Cummings v. Ortega

Admissibility of juror affidavits to impeach jury verdict and grant plaintiff a new trial pursuant to Rule of Evidence 606 (b)

, Supreme Court , 496PA10 (Per Curiam) , Published
State v. Edwards

SBI lab's determination of weight of heroin recovered from defendant; denial of defendant's motion to continue; whether trial court erred in preventing defense counsel from questioning SBI analyst about national study done on forensic labs

, Supreme Court , 134A11 (Justice Robin Hudson) , Published
State v. Hill

Whether trial court erred in denying defendant's motion to dismiss a charge of robbery with a dangerous weapon based on insufficient evidence

, Supreme Court , 459PA10 (Per Curiam) , Published
State v. Marler

Whether defendant's confessions were improperly induced by hope; whether trial court should have intervened ex mero motu in the State's closing arguments