Appellate Court Opinions

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15,820 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA22-865 (Judge April Wood) , Published
State v. Tucker

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-954(a)(4); Pretrial release hearing; Multiple assault convictions; Double jeopardy; Distinct interruption; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-32.4; kidnapping.

, Court of Appeals , COA23-68 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Published
State v. Webster

assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury; jury instructions; deadly weapon per se

, Court of Appeals , COA23-372 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
Clapper v. Press Ganey Assocs., LLC

Breach of Contract; Fraud; Rule 9 Pleading; Interlocutory Appeal; Motion to Dismiss; Rule 12(b)(3); Substantial Right; Improper Venue; Forum Selection Clause; "Last Act"; Arbitration Agreement

, Court of Appeals , COA23-136 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
Conroy v. Conroy

Domestic Relations; Child Custody; Motion to Modify Child Custody; Motion to Continue; Motion to Withdraw; Terminating Counsel; Challenged Findings of Fact; Substantial Change of Circumstances; Inability to Co-parent; Impact on Minors

, Court of Appeals , COA22-1072 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Published
Dep't of Envtl. Quality v. N.C. Farm Bureau Fed'n, Inc.

Office of Administrative Hearings; Environmental Management Commission; Department of Environmental Quality; Division of Water Resources; North Carolina Administrative Procedure Act; Permits; Conditions; Rules.

, Court of Appeals , COA23-29 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
In re: D.T.P. & B.M.P.

termination of parental rights; right to court-appointed counsel

, Court of Appeals , COA23-221 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Published
In re: N.J.R.C.

Termination of parental rights; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1111(a)(11); Sexually related offense; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-202.1(a)(1); Indecent liberties with a child

, Court of Appeals , COA22-909 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
Smith v. Dressler

Child Custody; Motion to Modify Custody; Substantial Change of Circumstances; Previously Disclosed Circumstances; Injuries to Child

, Court of Appeals , COA22-768 (Judge April Wood) , Published
State v. Branche

First-degree murder; Premeditation and deliberation; Acts subsequent to the killing; Improper closing arguments by the State; Prejudice.

, Court of Appeals , COA22-787 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
State v. Clawson

joinder, hearsay, subsequent conduct, motion to dismiss, trafficking in opium or heroin, conspiracy, trafficking in cocaine, constructive possession

, Court of Appeals , COA23-206 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. Harper

Felony serious injury by vehicle;
DWI;
Felony Hit and Run;
Double jeopardy;
Lesser included offense;
Arrest Judgment;
Concurrent sentences;
Habitual Felon;

, Court of Appeals , COA22-1024 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Published
State v. Hussain

Forgery; uttering forged paper; altering court documents; residential mortgage fraud; obtaining property by false pretense; motion to dismiss; restitution; probation; official court records; vacate; insufficient evidence of essential element; remand for resentencing

, Court of Appeals , COA23-322 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. King

Conspiracy to Traffic in Methamphetamine; Trafficking in Methamphetamine by Possession; Trafficking in Methamphetamine by Transporting; Maintaining a Vehicle for a Controlled Substance; Motions to Dismiss; Substantial Evidence; Constructive Possession

, Court of Appeals , COA23-249 (Judge Fred Gore) , Published
State v. Lebedev

expunction under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-146; statutory interpretation; plain language; dismissal of criminal charges; amended charging document; lesser included offense; superior court’s decision to grant or deny a petition for writ of certiorari

, Court of Appeals , COA21-34 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Published
State v. Wilson

Impossible evidence, Batson procedure, and prima facie case.

, Court of Appeals , COA22-957 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
Urvan v. Arnold

preservation, appellate review, child custody, best interests of the child, substantial change of circumstances, final decision-making authority

, Supreme Court , 94A22 (Per Curiam) , Published
Batson v. Coastal Res. Comm'n

Whether the Coastal Resources Commission's denial of petitioners' request for a contested case hearing was substantially justified and therefore did not support an award of attorneys' fees to petitioners.