Appellate Court Opinions

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2,698 Appellate Court Opinions

, Supreme Court , 341A07 (Justice Robert Edmunds Jr.) , Published
State v. Cook

Motor vehicle wreck; application of State v. Fuller to denial of defendant's motion to continue on grounds of alleged insufficient notice of expert testimony to be offered on defendant's BAC level using retrograde extrapolation method

, Supreme Court , 545A07 (Per Curiam) , Published
State v. Gobal

N.C.G.S. § 14-27.4; sexual acts against a child; whether indictments charging defendant with two separate offenses related to the same transaction and were thus multiplicious

, Supreme Court , 158PA07 (Justice Mark Martin) , Published
State v. Gwynn

Felony murder; whether trial court correctly refused to instruct on lesser-included offense

, Supreme Court , 460A06 (Justice Edward Brady) , Published
State v. Moore

New Trial; Defendant's motion for appropriate relief dismissed as moot

, Supreme Court , 41A08 (Per Curiam) , Published
State v. Myles

Traffic stop; reasonable suspicion to continue investigation after conclusion of initial stop; motion to suppress evidence seized in subsequent search

, Supreme Court , 2A08 (Per Curiam) , Published
State v. Person

Erroneous jury instruction on rape/acting in concert; plain error review; applicability of State v. Graham

, Supreme Court , 558PA07 (Per Curiam) , Published
Weaver v. Sheppa

Medical malpractice; sufficiency of expert testimony on proximate cause

, Supreme Court , 444PA06 (Justice Paul Newby) , Published
Carolina Bldg. Serv.' Windows & Doors, Inc. v. Boardwalk, LLC

Contractor's abandonment of construction project; can contractor's failure to defend and subsequent entry of default judgment against it terminate subcontractor's right to a lien on the property on which improvements were made?

, Supreme Court , 443PA06 (Per Curiam) , Published
Marvin L. Poindexter, Inc. v. Boardwalk, LLC

Contractor's abandonment of construction project; can contractor's failure to defendant and subsequent entry of default judgment against it terminate subcontractor's right to a lien on the property on which improvements were made?

, Supreme Court , 96A01-2 (Justice Robin Hudson) , Published
State v. Barden

Batson v. Kentucky challenge to prosecution's use of peremptory challenges; appeal from trial court's order following remand for hearing after defendant's conviction and sentence of death for first-degree murder

, Supreme Court , 347A07 (Justice Paul Newby) , Published
State v. Barnard

Alleged traffic violation; reasonable suspicion to stop vehicle; motion to suppress evidence and statements

, Supreme Court , 348A07 (Per Curiam) , Published
State v. Coltrane

Appeal from conviction of driving while license suspended; whether the State was entitled to a presumption that it complied with N.C.G.S. § 20-48(a) (2005) when it notified defendant of the suspension

, Supreme Court , 465PA07 (Per Curiam) , Published
State v. Hess

Vehicle stop based solely on officer's knowledge that the owner's driver's license is suspended; motion to suppress based on lack of reasonable suspicion to stop

, Supreme Court , 606A04-3 (Per Curiam) , Published
Cherney v. N.C. Zoological Park

Tort Claims Act; appeal from N.C. Indus. Comm'n decision denying claim; legal standard for determining premises liability