Appellate Court Opinions

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15,837 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA17-1361 (Judge Mark Davis) , Published
Smith v. NC Dep't of Pub. Instruction

North Carolina Human Resources Act; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 126-35(a); Just cause to dismiss career State employee; Specificity of allegations in employee dismissal letter

, Court of Appeals , COA17-1169 (Judge Rick Elmore) , Published
Sneed v. Sneed

Child custody; denial of motion to exclude expert testimony and report of consented to and court-appointed forensic custody evaluator; temporary suspension of parent's visitation rights pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. 50-13.5(I)

, Court of Appeals , COA18-337 (Judge John Arrowood) , Published
State v. Edwards

cross examination; Rule 106; Rule 611; motion for appropriate relief; aggravating factors

, Court of Appeals , COA17-1248 (Judge Robert Hunter Jr.) , Published
State v. Enoch

First Degree Murder; Life Imprisonment Without Parole.

, Court of Appeals , COA17-1162 (Judge Phil Berger Jr.) , Published
State v. Gray

motion to dismiss; substantial evidence; sufficiency of evidence; sufficiency of the evidence based on circumstantial evidence; felony murder

, Court of Appeals , COA17-1355 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Published
State v. White

First Degree Rape, Motion to Dismiss, Satellite-Based Monitoring

, Court of Appeals , COA16-178 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Published
State v. Williams

life in prison without parole for juvenile offenders; State v. James

, Court of Appeals , COA17-864 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Published
The Town of Carrboro v. Slack

Summary Judgment; Express and Implied Easement Claims; Right of Way; Prescriptive Easement; Injunctive Relief

, Court of Appeals , COA17-1374 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
De Luca v. Stein

NC Const. Article IX, Section 7; Civil Penalty and Forfeiture Fund; summary judgment- de novo review; standing; settlement agreement by Attorney General; method of calculating penalties.

, Court of Appeals , COA18-451 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Published
In re: J.M.K.

Termination of Parental Rights

, Court of Appeals , COA17-697 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Published
Seguro-Suarez v. Key Risk Ins. Co.

Motion to Dismiss; Subject-Matter Jurisdiction; Workers' Compensation Act; Malicious Prosecution; Privity; Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices

, Court of Appeals , COA17-725 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. Ayers

Self defense, NCGS 14-51.3; duty to retreat, deadly force, required jury instruction; light most favorable to defendant.

, Court of Appeals , COA17-640 (Judge Phil Berger Jr.) , Published
State v. Crooms

bond forfeiture; petition for remission; electronic-monitoring device; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-544.8; extraordinary circumstances; plain language of statute; reversed

, Court of Appeals , COA17-1377 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. Degraphenreed

Motion to suppress, warrantless vehicle search-narcotics, probable cause-totality of the circumstances, confidential informant, open air dog sniff-failure to preserve.