Appellate Court Opinions

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15,820 Appellate Court Opinions

, Supreme Court , 511A20 (Justice Sam Ervin IV) , Published
In re S.C.C.

Appeal from order terminating parental rights; termination of parental rights for failure to pay a reasonable portion of the cost of the child's care pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(3); whether the trial court abused its discretion by concluding that terminating respondents' parental rights was in the best interests of the juvenile.

, Supreme Court , 363A20 (Justice Robin Hudson) , Published
In re T.T.

Termination of parental rights pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(2); whether respondent failed to make reasonable progress in correcting the conditions resulting in removal of the juvenile.

, Supreme Court , 530A20 (Justice Robin Hudson) , Published
In re W.K.

Private termination; appeal from an order terminating respondent's parental rights; whether the trial court committed prejudicial error by terminating respondent's parental rights when it failed to articulate the specific statutory grounds supporting termination under the 'conclusions of law' section of the termination order; whether the evidence supports the trial court's findings of fact and the findings of fact support its conclusion of law that grounds existed to terminate respondent's parental rights under N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1).

, Court of Appeals , COA20-802 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Published
Alexander v. Becker

Condominium Act, Declaration, Unit Property, Common Element, Limited Common Element, Insure, Maintain, Repair, Association, Single Units, Unit Property, Walls, Roofs, Gutters.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-392 (Judge April Wood) , Published
Baznik v. FCA US LLC

Motion to Dismiss; Rule 12(b)(2); Rule 12(b)(6); public official immunity; qualified immunity; sovereign immunity; North Carolina Department of Transportation; NCDOT; personal jurisdiction; public official; public employee; N.C. Gen. Stat. Section 143B-345; N.C. Gen. Stat. Section 143B-346; N.C. Gen. Stat. Section 136-19; de novo

, Court of Appeals , COA21-149 (Judge John Arrowood) , Published
In re: A.S.

Involuntary commitment; sufficiency of findings; N.C.G.S. 122C-268

, Court of Appeals , COA21-182 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
In re: A.W.

Parents constitutional rights; care, custody and control of child; permanency planning hearing; ceasing reunification; statutory findings; guardianship with nonparent; domestic violence.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-903 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
Phillips v. MacRae

Summary judgment; one judge overruling another; testamentary and marital family trusts; duties of trustees; spouse's elective share; factors to be 100% countable; declaratory judgment; NCGS 30-3.3A(e)(1).

, Court of Appeals , COA20-137 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Published
Poythress v. Poythress

premarital agreement, real estate, divorce, separate property, marital property, gift, intend

, Court of Appeals , COA20-758 (Judge April Wood) , Published
State v. Eddings

Motion to suppress; findings of fact; conclusions of law; search warrant; search warrant affidavit; probable cause; nexus; Fourth Amendment; fentanyl

, Court of Appeals , COA19-1171 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Published
State v. Garrett

N.C.G.S. ? 15A-954; motion to dismiss; due process; equal protection; cruel and unusual punishment; Raise the Age; juvenile tried as adult.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-173 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Published
State v. Jones

present recollection refreshed, prior consistent statement, jury instructions, plain error, clerical error

, Court of Appeals , COA20-764 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. Lane

GPS tracking order, trafficking heroin, motion to suppress, non-owner of vehicle, probable cause, standing, common law trespass, reasonable expectation of privacy.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-850 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Published
State v. Rodriguez

Second-degree forcible rape; Relevant evidence under Rule of Evidence 401; Prior Bad Acts under Rule of Evidence 404(b); Rule of Evidence 403

, Court of Appeals , COA20-170 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Published
State v. Royster

Reasonable articulable suspicion; anonymous tip, totality of the circumstances; investigatory stop; prior charge; flight; reaching.

, Supreme Court , 429A20 (Justice Anita Earls) , Published
Bandy v. A Perfect Fit For You, Inc.

Whether the Business Court erred by entering an order which refused to authorize payment of fees to an attorney who performed legal services for a receiver solely because the Business Court believed the attorney violated a prior order establishing the procedure for seeking authorization of fee payments. Whether an attorney for a receiver may recoup fees for work performed in relation to litigation arising from the trial court's prior denial of authorization to pay fees.