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19,761 Appellate Court Opinions
Court of Appeals Unpublished Opinions Filed July 16, 2025
Cason v. Galloway
negligence, proximate cause, expert witness, directed verdict
Hill v. Swati, LLC
Common-law negligence; known and obvious danger.
In re: A.J.W., A.R.W.
permanency planning order, cessation of reunification efforts, ultimate findings, evidentiary findings, guardianship, affirmed.
In re: D.H.
neglect, permanency planning, reunification, visitation
In re: T.T.R.K., D.F.P.
Termination of Parental Rights; No merit brief; Neglect; Dependency.
State v. Ammerman
victim-impact evidence; vouching; motion dismiss; failure to declare mistrial sua sponte
State v. Davis
N.C. Controlled Substances Act; motion to dismiss; substantial evidence; hearsay; witness confrontation.
State v. Gause
Statutory Rape; Motion to Dismiss; Unanimous Jury Verdict; Improper Closing Arguments.
State v. Gupton
Motion for appropriate relief; MAR; procedural bar; good cause; fundamental miscarriage of justice; ineffective assistance of counsel; evidentiary hearing; summary denial
State v. Huckabee
First-degree murder; motion to dismiss; malice, premeditation, and deliberation; felony-murder rule; substantial evidence; felonious breaking or entering; jury instructions, arresting judgment; merger rule
State v. Ledwell
first degree murder, first degree burglary, Harbison error, admission of evidence
State v. Lester
Statutory rape of a child;
Statutory sex offense with a child;
Indecent liberties;
Hearsay;
Recorded Recollection Exception;
In-court identification;
Motion to Suppress;
Denial of Substitution of Counsel;
State v. Monk
Trafficing opium/heroin by possession & manufacture;
Firearm possession by convicted felon;
Non-Mirandized Statements;
Unpreserved Error;
Motion to Suppress and in Limine;
Cross-Examination;
Closing Argument;
Motion for Appropriate Relief;
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel;
State v. Price
domestic violence protective order, felony DVPO violation, motion to dismiss, substantial evidence, Rule 404(b), similarity and temporal proximity, no error
State v. Simmons
Indictment; failure to discharge duties; obstruction of justice; jury instructions; motion to dismiss; insufficient evidence; cumulative error; jurisdictional defect; non-jurisdictional defect
State v. Smith
N.C.G.S. § 15A-977(f); N.C.G.S. § 90-108(a)(7); keeping or maintaining a vehicle element; ineffective assistance of counsel review.
US LBM Operating Co. 2009, LLC v. AC Dev., LLC
Breach of Contract;
Summary Judgment;
Illegal contract;
Genuine issues of material facts;
Waller v. Waller
Improper burden shift; Order to Show Cause; Civil contempt; Alleged contemnor; Incorrect legal standard; Per se abuse of discretion.
Walsh v. Walsh
equitable distribution; valuation; marital residence; business equipment; mathematical and clerical errors; stipulations; in-kind distribution; findings of fact