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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19,592 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA20-770 (Judge John Tyson) , Unpublished
Zhang v. Pearce

Pro se appeal; Rules of Appellate Procedure; gross and substantial violations.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-307 (Judge Darren Jackson) , Unpublished
Baldwin v. James

child custody; trial court did not err in awarding father primary physical and joint legal custody of child

, Court of Appeals , COA20-453 (Judge Darren Jackson) , Unpublished
Bradley v. Tapia

summary ejectment; trial court did not err by concluding that insufficient evidence supported defendant's claim that she was plaintiff's partner; supported factual findings supported relevant legal conclusions

, Court of Appeals , COA20-425 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Unpublished
Gray v. Holliday

Custody; grandparents; reliance on DVPO; standard of proof

, Court of Appeals , COA20-430 (Judge Fred Gore) , Unpublished
House v. Rice

operative words of conveyance; deed; intent of the grantor

, Court of Appeals , COA20-576 (Judge Darren Jackson) , Unpublished
In re E.Y.B.

abuse, neglect, and dependency; trial court did not abuse its discretion denying motion for continuance; order awarding custody of minors to legal father contained necessary findings; waiver of further reviews was not error; and there was no abuse of discretion in refusing biological father visitation

, Court of Appeals , COA20-771 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Unpublished
In re J.P.

Neglect; findings of fact; constitutionally-protected parental status; adjudication order; dispositional order; custody granted to a non-parent; improper application of best interest analysis

, Court of Appeals , COA20-848 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
In re M.Y.

waiver of right to counsel; supervised visitation; delegation of judicial function; costs of visitation

, Court of Appeals , COA20-161 (Judge Fred Gore) , Unpublished
Maxwell v. Maxwell

Civil contempt; motion to show cause; issue preclusion

, Court of Appeals , COA20-393 (Judge Fred Gore) , Unpublished
State v. Boger

Criminal contempt, summary proceedings

, Court of Appeals , COA19-1009 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Unpublished
State v. Christopher

Conspiracy to commit burglary, at night element, motion to dismiss

, Court of Appeals , COA20-327 (Judge April Wood) , Unpublished
State v. Harrison

Probable Cause, Motion to Suppress, Search Incident to Arrest, Warrantless Search, Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

, Court of Appeals , COA19-1136 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Unpublished
State v. Hood

Jury Instruction, Instruction on Flight; Prejudicial Error

, Court of Appeals , COA20-652 (Judge Darren Jackson) , Unpublished
State v. Inman

Anders brief; independent review revealed no error in trial for possession of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia

, Court of Appeals , COA20-163 (Judge April Wood) , Unpublished
State v. Killian

Retention of evidence; Materiality, Due process, Homicide, Attempted first-degree murder.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-554 (Judge April Wood) , Unpublished
State v. King

Appellate Rules Violations, Rule 4, Rule 9, Rule 21; Jurisdiction; Attorney Fees Civil penalty; Assault Inflicting Serious Bodily Injury; Domestic Violence

, Court of Appeals , COA20-641 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Unpublished
State v. Lewis

State presented evidence sufficient for trial court's denial Defendant's motion to dismiss charges of child abuse by inflicting serious bodily injury and serious physical injury under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-318.4(a) (2019) and N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-318.4(a3) (2019).

, Court of Appeals , COA19-781 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Unpublished
State v. Pittman

Constitutional right to counsel,waiver of assigned counsel

, Court of Appeals , COA20-397 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
State v. Watkins

plain error; assault with a deadly weapon; jury instructions; lesser-included offense