Appellate Court Opinions

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15,820 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA24-246 (Judge Fred Gore) , Published
Durham Green Flea Mkt. v. City of Durham

board of adjustment; notice of violation; agency decision; procedural due process rights; N.C.G.S. § 160D-404(a); quasi-judicial hearing; no abuse of discretion

, Court of Appeals , COA23-1092 (Judge Fred Gore) , Published
Efstathiadis v. Efstathiadis

permanent child custody order; parental fitness; best interests of the children for granting primary custody

, Court of Appeals , COA24-16 (Judge Fred Gore) , Published
Fox v. Lenoir-Rhyne Univ.

summary judgment; breach of contract; libel; mental and emotional distress damages; punitive damages; student-athletes; athletic scholarships; Rule 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss

, Court of Appeals , COA23-982-2 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Published
Hill v. Ewing

champerty and maintenance, slander of title, aiding and abetting, Rule 12(b)(6)

, Court of Appeals , COA24-47 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
In re: T.S., III & M.S.

Permanency planning hearing;
Guardianship;
Constitutionally Protected Status;
Unsupported Findings of Fact;

, Court of Appeals , COA24-102 (Judge Fred Gore) , Published
Ledford v. Ledford

Intervenor-plaintiff; N.C.G.S. § 50-13.1(a); permanent custody order; third party standing for custody of minor child; personal jurisdiction

, Court of Appeals , COA24-103 (Judge Fred Gore) , Published
Lopez v. Arnulfo-Plata

interlocutory discovery order; statutory privilege; appellate jurisdiction; motion to dismiss appeal; statement of the grounds for appellate review; substantial right

, Court of Appeals , COA24-305 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Published
Proctor v. City of Jacksonville

12(b)(6); Constitutional Claims; Article I, Section 1; Article I, Section 19; Municipalities; Ultra Vires; Reversed; Remand

, Court of Appeals , COA24-197 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Published
State v. Brown

post-conviction DNA testing, post-conviction DNA preservation, destruction of DNA evidence, due process violation, bad faith requirement, N.C.G.S.15A-268

, Court of Appeals , COA24-261 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. Brown

Statutory sex offense;
Statutory rape;
Indecent liberties;
Hearsay;
Statements for Medical Treatment;
Rule of Evidence 803(4);
Failure to Object;
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel;

, Court of Appeals , COA23-944 (Judge Fred Gore) , Published
State v. Burnett

motion to suppress; constitutionality of a vehicle search; K-9 unit; length of the traffic stop

, Court of Appeals , COA23-1057 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
State v. Chambers

drug possession; drug transportation; trafficking in cocaine; reasonable suspicion; no ineffective assistance of counsel; no error

, Court of Appeals , COA23-1133 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Published
State v. Clark

confrontation clause, testimonial, substitute analyst, lab report

, Court of Appeals , COA23-544 (Judge Michael Stading) , Published
State v. Garmon

motion to dismiss; habitual felon; indictment; error; keeping; kept; storage; drugs; maintain; motion for appropriate relief; mar; controlled substances; vehicle; backpack; bookbag;

, Court of Appeals , COA24-358 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Published
State v. Pettis

deadly weapon, serious injury, matter of law, jury instruction, glass bottle

, Court of Appeals , COA24-311 (Judge April Wood) , Published
State v. Plaza

Admission of evidence; evidence outside of the jury; evidence treated as admitted; improperly admitted evidence; plain error analysis.