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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15,820 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA24-30 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Published
State v. Ellison

Warrant; Redaction; Magistrate; Motion to Suppress; Denied; Breaking and Entering; Probable Cause

, Court of Appeals , COA23-890 (Judge Carolyn Thompson) , Published
State v. Hunt

AWDWISI without intent to kill; injury to personal property; lay witness not qualified to give expert opinion

, Court of Appeals , COA23-1097 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Published
State v. Mills

sentencing; trial court's statements; defendant's decision to have a jury trial

, Court of Appeals , COA23-816 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Published
State v. Moore

inevitable discovery doctrine, double jeopardy, kidnapping, first degree murder

, Court of Appeals , COA24-64 (Judge April Wood) , Published
State v. Rowdy

Traffic stop; Probable cause; Sight and smell of marijuana; Legalization of hemp irrelevant; Sufficiency of findings and conclusions; Similarity to hemp; Totality of the circumstances; Vehicle search; Odor of marijuana; Hemp versus Marijuana; Fourth Amendment search; Identity of the substance; Warrantless search; Terry frisk; Reasonable belief.

, Court of Appeals , COA23-1012 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Published
State v. Sandefur

prior record level, out-of-state convictions, substantial similarity analysis

, Court of Appeals , COA24-166 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. Tanner

Writ of Certiorari;
Probation revocation;
Absconding;
Failure to Submit to Supervision;
Making Whereabouts unknown;

, Court of Appeals , COA23-799 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Published
Crenshaw v. Crenshaw

protective order, child support modification, gross income, reasonable needs of the child, attorney fees

, Court of Appeals , COA24-237 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Published
In re: M.B.S.

termination of parental rights; factual allegations; preservation; ineffective assistance of counsel

, Court of Appeals , COA23-878 (Judge Carolyn Thompson) , Published
K.H. v. Dixon

Tort claims; violation of student's constitutional right to sound basic education

, Court of Appeals , COA23-1138 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
Kaylor v. Kaylor

equitable distribution; unequal distribution; classification of property

, Court of Appeals , COA23-679 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Published
Moorhead v. Moorhead

domestic violence protective order, harassment, surrender of firearms, threats to commit suicide

, Court of Appeals , COA23-637 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Published
State v. Jackson

Trespass; Fourth Amendment; Terry Stop; Reasonable Suspicion; Search; Seizure, Consent; No Error.

, Court of Appeals , COA23-1107 (Judge Michael Stading) , Published
State v. Jenkins

Indecent liberties; Justice Reinvestment Act; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-1340.17

, Court of Appeals , COA22-130-2 (Judge April Wood) , Published
State v. Reber

Ineffective assistance of counsel; Motion to suppress; Search warrant; Probable cause; No structural constitutional error; Jury selection; Jury selection process; No structural error; Use of peremptory strikes; Failure to challenge for cause; Failure to preserve issue on appeal; Appellate Rule 2.

, Court of Appeals , COA23-682 (Per Curiam) , Published
State v. Schiene

Denial of Motion to Suppress;
Probable Cause;
Smell of unburnt Marijuana;
Legalization of Industrial Hemp;
Totality of the Circumstances;

, Court of Appeals , COA23-186 (Judge Michael Stading) , Published
State v. Villarreal

Accessory after the fact; motion to dismiss; restitution.