Appellate Court Opinions

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15,820 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA23-40 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Published
Perryman v. Town of Summerfield

N.C.G.S. 1-521; taxpayer standing; N.C. R Civ P 12(b)(1); N.C. R Civ P 12(b)(6); quo warranto; collateral attack; res judicata; collateral estoppel.

, 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 , COA23-727 (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 , COA23-814 (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 , 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 , COA23-443 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Published
State v. Templeton

defense of necessity; jury instruction; affirmative defense

, Court of Appeals , COA23-266 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
Sternola v. Aljian

Custody order;
Taking Judicial Notice;
Adjudicative Facts;
Imputed Income;
Delayed Entry of Order;

, Court of Appeals , COA22-595 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Published
Warren v. Snowshoe LTC Grp., LLC

N.C.R. Civ. P. 6(b), N.C.R. Civ. P. 41(a), statute of limitations, appellate rules violations, certiorari

, Court of Appeals , COA23-487 (Judge April Wood) , Published
Happel v. Guilford Cnty. Bd. of Educ.

42 U.S.C. § 247d-6d; PREP Act; COVID liability immunity; Federal preemption; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-21.5(a1); COVID vaccination.

, Court of Appeals , COA23-790 (Judge John Arrowood) , Published
In re: R.G.

permanency planning order; UCCJEA; reunification; NCGS 7B-1001; foreign court order.

, Court of Appeals , COA23-625 (Judge John Arrowood) , Published
In re: R.G.

permanency planning order; UCCJEA; reunification; NCGS 7B-1001; foreign court order.

, Court of Appeals , COA23-641 (Judge Fred Gore) , Published
Robinson v. Halifax Reg'l Med. Ctr.

expert witness; qualify; discovery; reasonable expectation; N.C. R. Civ. P. 9(j); N.C. R. Evid. 702; certification; motion to dismiss; malpractice claim; wrongful death claim

, Court of Appeals , COA23-556 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Published
State v. Aguilar

Rule of evidence 701; lay opinion testimony; error preservation; rule of evidence 608(a)

, Court of Appeals , COA22-958 (Judge Michael Stading) , Published
State v. George

trial court; reasonable suspicion; CBD; dog sniff; open air sniff; controlled substance; law enforcement officer; implicate; Hemp Act; motion to suppress; habitual felon; trafficking; heroin; possession; reasonable stop; marijuana residue; destroying evidence; resisting a public officer.

, Court of Appeals , COA22-280 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Published
State v. Jackson

Second-degree forcible sex offense; Second-degree forcible rape; First-degree kidnapping; Assault on a female; Interfering emergency communication; Assault with a deadly weapon; Assault inflicting serious injury; Habitual misdemeanor assault; Sixth Amendment; Ineffective assistance of counsel; Structural error; Jurisdiction; Absolute impasse; Harbison error; Admit guilt; Closing argument; Physical injury; Serious injury; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-33.2; Indictment; Facial validity; No error.

, Court of Appeals , COA23-563 (Judge John Arrowood) , Published
State v. Lindsay

Hearsay; prior consistent statements; corroborative evidence; closing arguments; ex mero motu; plain error; bench trial; presumption that the trial judge ignored inadmissible evidence.

, Court of Appeals , COA23-645 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
State v. Smith

driving while impaired, notice of appeal, petition for writ of certiorari, motion to dismiss, ineffective assistance of counsel, substantial evidence