Appellate Court Opinions

Slip opinions (court's decision in a case) filed and written by the justices of the Supreme Court or judges of the Court of Appeals

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15,820 Appellate Court Opinions

, Supreme Court , 238A20 (Justice Paul Newby) , Published
Curlee v. Johnson

Whether a landlord had a duty to protect a third party from harm caused by his tenants' dog.

, Supreme Court , 480A20 (Per Curiam) , Published
In re Brooks

Order of suspension for improperly serving as executor for non-relatives' estates, collecting substantial fees for such service, and failing to properly report the income, in violation of the Code of Judicial Conduct.

, Supreme Court , 436A20 (Per Curiam) , Published
In re C.M.

Appeal based on a dissent seeking review of the trial court's review and permanency planning order which eliminated reunification.

, Supreme Court , 77A19 (Justice Sam Ervin IV) , Published
In re Foreclosure of George

Whether the trial court abused its discretion in finding that two purchasers, the first of whom purchased a tract of real property at a nonjudicial foreclosure sale and the second of whom purchased the property from the initial purchaser, were not good faith purchasers for value.

, Supreme Court , 438A19 (Justice Michael Morgan) , Published
In re G.B.

Termination of parental rights; whether the district court made adequate findings of fact to support a termination of respondent-father's parental rights under N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(2); whether the district court properly determined that termination of respondent-parents' parental rights under N.C.G.S. 7B-1110(a) was in the best interests of the children.

, Supreme Court , 8A20 (Justice Sam Ervin IV) , Published
State v. Allen

Whether the trial court violated defendant's due process rights when it failed to hold a second hearing to examine his competency to proceed immediately prior to trial.

, Supreme Court , 49A20 (Justice Phil Berger Jr.) , Published
State v. Meader

Defendant appeals the Court of Appeals' decision finding the trial court did not err in denying defendant's request for an instruction on voluntary intoxication.

, Supreme Court , 486PA19 (Justice Anita Earls) , Published
State v. Melvin

In armed robbery case where co-defendants sought to sever trial, Court of Appeals erred by applying standard of error preservation for severance of offenses rather than severance of defendants.

, Supreme Court , 225A20 (Per Curiam) , Published
State v. Prince

Whether the evidence showed that defendant committed both assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury and assault by strangulation.

, Supreme Court , 78A20 (Justice Tamara Barringer) , Published
State v. Scott

Whether the Court of Appeals erred by not applying the standard for determining the existence of and showing of prejudice for a violation of the defendant's rights under the Constitution of the United States.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-677 (Judge April Wood) , Published
In re: J.M. & N.M.

Permanency Planning Hearings; Reunification; Reasonable Efforts; Judicial Notice

, Court of Appeals , COA20-636 (Judge April Wood) , Published
In re: S.D.

Reunification; Permanency Planning Review Hearings; Constitutionally Protected Parental Status

, Court of Appeals , COA20-29 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Published
In re: S.R.J.T.

Adjudication, Disposition, Guardianship

, Court of Appeals , COA20-313 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Published
Jackson v. Home Depot U.S.A., Inc.

arbitration; interlocutory appeal; third-party beneficiary of a contract; equitable estoppel; sufficient findings of fact; novation

, Court of Appeals , COA20-436 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Published
Lunsford v. Teasley

Statute of limitations for voluntary dismissal, commencement of a civil action, Rule 3 North Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, and issuance of a summons.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-17 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. Baldwin

First-dgree murder, attempted first-degree murder; felony conspiracy to commit first degree murder; firing into an occupied operating vehicle; lying in wait; acting in concert; conspiracy.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-706 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Published
State v. Geter

Probation revocation, good cause, N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-1344(f)