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16,142 Appellate Court Opinions
Court of Appeals Published Opinions Filed January 7, 2026
Crumel v. Morton
Voluntary Dismissal; Relief from Judgment; Motion to Enforce Settlement
Hays v. Lewis
North Carolina Domestic Violence Act; N.C. Gen. Stat. Chapter 50B; Domestic Violence Protective Order; ex parte DVPO; DVPO entered after notice and opportunity to be heard; one-year DVPO; one-year time limitation; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 50B-3; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 50B-3(b); N.C. Gen. Stat. § 50B-2(c)(5); statutory construction; plain meaning; statutory construction in context; Rudder v. Rudder
In re: Russo
A law firm, as a corporate entity, may not serve as trustee of a trust or executor of a will without being authorized under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 53-303(a).
Randolph Cnty. Bd. of Educ. v. Stein
environmental enhancement grants program; declaratory judgment; motion to dismiss; civil penalties; Article IX, Section 7 of the North Carolina Constitution; Article V, Section 7 of the North Carolina Constitution; appropriations clause; gift clause; Article IX, Section 6 of the North Carolina Constitution.
State v. Hodges
motion to dismiss; N.C.R. App. P. 10(a)(3); ineffective assistance of counsel; motion for appropriate relief; civil judgment for attorney's fees
State v. Leggett
Rule of Evidence 901; authentication of video; satellite-based monitoring; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-208.40A
State v. Oakes
Ineffective assistance of counsel; Competency; Psychiatric report; Sua sponte competency hearing; North Carolina Rules of Evidence Rule 901.
State v. Phillips
felony stalking; sufficient indictment; State v. Singleton; assault with a firearm on a law enforcement officer; jury instruction; no affirmative defense presented at trial to support giving the requested jury instruction; no evidence presented at trial to support giving the requested jury instruction
State v. White
Competent evidence; motion to suppress; police checkpoints; probable cause.
Stein v. Hall
Separation of Powers;
Gubernatorial appointments;
Building Code Council;
Utilities Commission;
Appellate Judicial Vacancies;
Facial Constitutional Challenge;
Summary Judgment;
Three Judge Panel;
US Right to Know v. The Univ. of N.C. at Chapel Hill
Statutory interpretation; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 132-1; canon of last antecedent; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116-43.17; plain meaning
Court of Appeals Published Opinions Filed December 17, 2025
Brown v. Miller
Pataky analysis; unincorporated separation agreement; attorney's fees; North Carolina Child Support Guidelines
Edwards v. Strata Solar, LLC
Rule 12(b)(6); at-will employment; wrongful discharge; N.C.G.S. § 143-422.2; sex discrimination.
In re: A.H-G.
Adjudication of abuse and neglect; Rule 17 GAL; minor parent; waiver of Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination; unchallenged findings of fact support that minor child was an abused child
Jones v. Mill
Rule 9(j); medical malpractice
Nzewunwah v. Nzewunwah
child support award, income, bad faith, retrospective child support, prospective child support, exchange rate, live-in nanny care, Montessori school, child support arrears, judgment, N.C.G.S. § 50-13.4(f)(8).
Southland Nat'l Ins. Corp. v. Lindberg
petition for writ of certiorari; substantial right; judicial notice; modification of a temporary retraining order; limited receiver; trial court’s authority during receivership
State v. Brown
felony possession of stolen goods; attempted misdemeanor larceny; motion to dismiss for insufficient evidence; substantial evidence supports convictions.