Appellate Court Opinions

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15,820 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA20-597 (Judge John Arrowood) , Published
State v. Barnes

lifetime satellite-based monitoring; petition for writ of certiorari; Rule 2

, Court of Appeals , COA20-499 (Judge John Arrowood) , Published
State v. Beck

issues are whether trial court erred by failing to dismiss one of two conspiracy charges involving the same criminal plot and whether the court abused its discretion by failing to provide the jury with a copy of the transcript of a trial witness

, Court of Appeals , COA20-550 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Published
State v. Billings

satellite-based monitoring; relief under Grady III; subject-matter jurisdiction

, Court of Appeals , COA20-608 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Published
State v. Brantley-Phillips

Obtaining Property by False Pretense; Sufficiency of Evidence; Fatal Variance of Jury Instructions

, Court of Appeals , COA20-644 (Judge Darren Jackson) , Published
State v. Gibson

trial court did not err in denying motion to dismiss where driver's license and social security card were competent evidence of defendant's identity; no notice an opportunity to be heard on the issue of attorney's fees is required when payment is required as a condition of probation under State v. Friend

, Court of Appeals , COA20-390 (Judge Fred Gore) , Published
State v. Gonzalez

Subpoena, telephone service, failure to appear, show cause hearing, and criminal contempt

, Court of Appeals , COA20-9 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Published
State v. Hills

Impermissible opinion,
Facial validity of indictment,
Essential elements of crime charged

, Court of Appeals , COA20-650 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Published
State v. Logan

Motion to suppress; unreasonable search and seizure; probable cause; four corners of search warrant affidavit; nexus between location and illegal activity at the time warrant was executed

, Court of Appeals , COA20-563 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. Medlin

Felony obtaining property by false pretenses; special conditions of probation, NCGS 15A-1343(b1); conditions related to offense; child visitation; abuse of discretion.

, Court of Appeals , COA19-250-2 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. Scott

Second-degree murder; blood evidence of BAC; remand; Fourth Amendment search and seizure; harmless beyond a reasonable doubt.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-560 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. Orsbon & Fenninger, LLP

appeal of order denying summary judgment on election of remedies defense dismissed as interlocutory; interlocutory order denying summary judgment on collateral estoppel defense affected a substantial right and was immediately appealable; collateral estoppel did not bar plaintiffs? claims where defendants failed to show that the issue was actually and necessarily decided in the preceding action.

, Supreme Court , 322A20 (Justice Tamara Barringer) , Published
In re B.S.

Termination of parental rights; ineffective assistance of counsel.

, Supreme Court , 20A20 (Justice Tamara Barringer) , Published
In re E.S.

Whether the trial court abused its discretion in determining that termination of respondents' parental rights was in the children's best interests.

, Supreme Court , 347A20 (Justice Anita Earls) , Published
In re I.J.W.

Termination of parental rights pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(7) on the ground of willful abandonment.

, Supreme Court , 344A20 (Justice Tamara Barringer) , Published
In re J.E.E.R.

Termination of parental rights; whether the trial court erred in concluding that respondent's parental rights were subject to termination under N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(3) (2019).

, Supreme Court , 343A20 (Justice Phil Berger Jr.) , Published
In re M.S.

Termination of parental rights pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(2); no-merit review.

, Supreme Court , 192A20 (Justice Anita Earls) , Published
In re M.S.E.

Appeal from an order terminating respondent's parental rights; whether the trial court abused its discretion by failing to sua sponte conduct an inquiry into whether respondent should be appointed a guardian ad litem under Rule 17 of the North Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure; whether the evidence supports the trial court's findings of fact and whether the findings of fact support its conclusion that respondent's parental rights should be terminated pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1) (2019); whether the trial court abused its discretion in concluding that it was in the children's best interests that respondent's parental rights be terminated.