Appellate Court Opinions

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, Court of Appeals , COA23-550 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. Bivins

Possession of Methamphetamine;
Prior Record Level;
Obtaining Habitual Felon Status;
Plea Agreement;
State conceded sentencing error;

, Court of Appeals , COA23-779 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Unpublished
State v. Boyce

Jury Instructions; Flight; Ineffective Assistance of Counsel Claim; No Error.

, Court of Appeals , COA23-162 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Unpublished
State v. Burnette

Motion for Mistrial, Prior Record Level Determination

, Court of Appeals , COA23-400 (Judge John Tyson) , Unpublished
State v. Calderon

First Degree Murder;
Premeditation and Deliberation;
Motion to dismiss;
Lack of Provocation;

, Court of Appeals , COA23-470 (Judge April Wood) , Unpublished
State v. Conner

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-1340.19B(a)(2); Life with the possibility of parole for juvenile offenders; 40-year bright-line rule; Defacto life without parole; Law of the case; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-1354(a) (2023).

, Court of Appeals , COA23-480 (Per Curiam) , Unpublished
State v. Covington

motion for appropriate relief; Anders v. California; State v. Kinch; possible prejudicial error; wholly frivolous

, Court of Appeals , COA23-53 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Unpublished
State v. Crump

unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, reasonable suspicion, motion to suppress

, Court of Appeals , COA23-758 (Judge Fred Gore) , Unpublished
State v. Hancock

Motion to Dismiss; N.C.G.S. § 90-95(a)(1)

, Court of Appeals , COA23-727 (Judge John Arrowood) , Published
State v. Jackson

Motion to suppress; plain feel doctrine; pill bottles; probable cause; totality of the circumstances; inevitable discovery; material conflict in the evidence; inferred findings of fact.

, Court of Appeals , COA23-636 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Published
State v. Jackson

felony murder; motion to dismiss; plain error; jury instructions; defense of necessity

, Court of Appeals , COA23-687 (Per Curiam) , Unpublished
State v. Jones

probation revocation; commission of a new criminal offense; no abuse of discretion

, Court of Appeals , COA23-849 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
State v. Leggette

probation revocation; revocation post-expiration of probationary term; no finding of "good cause"; remand for findings

, Court of Appeals , COA23-644 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
State v. Lewis

Alford plea; Anders brief; remand for correction of clerical errors

, Court of Appeals , COA23-814 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
State v. McLawhon

statutory sexual offense with a child by an adult, sexual act by a substitute parent or custodian, indecent liberties with a child, plain error, testimony, pre-arrest silence, cross-examination

, Court of Appeals , COA22-859 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Unpublished
State v. Melvin

assault with deadly weapon inflicting serious injury, assault inflicting serious injury, deadly weapon

, Court of Appeals , COA23-367 (Judge John Tyson) , Unpublished
State v. Price

Restitution award;
Remand for a new award;
State conceded error;

, Court of Appeals , COA23-10 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Unpublished
State v. Rick

first degree murder, opinion testimony, testimony regarding truthfulness

, Court of Appeals , COA23-729 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Published
State v. Shelton

Sexual exploitation of a minor; sufficiency of circumstantial evidence; sexual activity; lascivious depiction of pubic area; photographs not admitted at trial

, Court of Appeals , COA23-807 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Unpublished
State v. Swain

Anders brief; No meritorious issue; Dismissed