Appellate Court Opinions

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19,683 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA24-315 (Judge April Wood) , Unpublished
In re: K.H.

Termination of parental rights, Willful failure to make reasonable progress, Probability of future neglect, Continued DSS custody, Permanency planning, Child's best interest.

, Court of Appeals , COA24-213 (Judge Julee Flood) , Unpublished
In re: K.J.M.

TPR, termination of parental rights, neglect, abandonment, failure to pay costs of care, best interests of the child, incarceration, adoption, GAL, guardian ad litem.

, Court of Appeals , COA24-154 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Unpublished
In re: L.R.M.

termination of parental rights, burden of proof, willful abandonment, failure to pay

, Court of Appeals , COA23-1145 (Judge Julee Flood) , Unpublished
Patterson v. Patterson

Child custody, motion to modify child custody, lack of nexus between the substantial change and welfare of the minor child.

, Court of Appeals , COA24-37 (Judge Julee Flood) , Unpublished
Salyer v. Salyer

Alimony, N.C. Gen. Stat. § 50–16.3A (2023), attorney's fees, equitable distribution, N.C. Gen. Stat. § 50-20 (2023), failure to make sufficient findings of fact.

, Court of Appeals , COA24-57 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Unpublished
State v. Collins

clerical error, habitual felon, sentencing

, Court of Appeals , COA23-1131 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Unpublished
State v. Gray

affirmative defense of necessity, plain error, contradictory testimony.

, Court of Appeals , COA22-824-2 (Judge John Tyson) , Unpublished
State v. Hines

SMB;
Bring Back Hearing;
Post release Supervision;
New crimes;
Sexual offender;

, Court of Appeals , COA23-1152 (Per Curiam) , Unpublished
State v. Jacobs

Anders v. California; State v. Kinch; merit; independent review; record; prejudicial error; wholly frivolous

, Court of Appeals , COA24-105 (Judge April Wood) , Unpublished
State v. O'Neil

Guilty plea; Anders brief; Anders review; Wholly frivolous; Petition for writ of certiorari; No prejudicial error; Rule 4; Untimely notice of appeal; Timeliness; Fourteen-day period; No issues of arguable merit.

, Court of Appeals , COA23-1009 (Judge Julee Flood) , Unpublished
State v. Powell

motion to dismiss; sufficiency of evidence; substantial evidence; reasonable mind; circumstantial; jury; light most favorable to the State; actual possession; constructive possession; totality of the circumstances; Chekanow factors; request; new counsel; Constitution; Sixth Amendment; Fourteenth Amendment; satisfy; competent assistance; conflict

, Court of Appeals , COA24-101 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
State v. Rice

first-degree murder, Confrontation Clause, Business Records Exception

, Court of Appeals , COA24-142 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
State v. Roberts

victim impact testimony, right to confrontation, pertinent trait.

, Court of Appeals , COA24-203 (Per Curiam) , Unpublished
State v. Smith

N.C. R. App. P. Rule 4;
Petition for Writ Certiorari;
Corroborative Evidence;
Limiting instruction;
No merit or error committed below;

, Court of Appeals , COA24-409 (Per Curiam) , Unpublished
State v. Vass

PWC; petition for writ of certiorari; clerical error; inadvertent; minor discrepancies

, Court of Appeals , COA23-477 (Judge Michael Stading) , Unpublished
State v. Warner

Felonious restraint, false imprisonment, lesser-included offense, sentencing, mitigating factors, presumptive range.

, Court of Appeals , COA23-1167 (Judge April Wood) , Unpublished
Biggs v. Erie Ins. Exch.

Interlocutory order; Failure to show grounds for appellate review; Appellate jurisdiction; Substantial right; Collateral estoppel, Res judicata.