Appellate Court Opinions

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19,683 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA22-697 (Judge April Wood) , Unpublished
State v. Crotts

Controlled substance; Evidence suppression; Reasonable articulable suspicion; Issue preservation; Unreasonable searches and seizures; Traffic stop; Totality of the circumstances; Innocent conduct; Double jeopardy; Waiver; Motion to dismiss; Substantial evidence; Sufficiency of evidence; Reasonable inference; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-95; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-87; Methamphetamine possession; Cocaine possession; Cocaine delivery; Circumstantial evidence; Knowingly possessed; Expert testimony; Plain error; Probable impact; Reliable principles and methods; Reliability test; Rule 702; Chemical analysis; Speculation.

, Court of Appeals , COA22-596 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Unpublished
State v. Curtis

plain error, ineffective assistance of counsel, conflict of interest

, Court of Appeals , COA22-468 (Judge Allison Riggs) , Unpublished
State v. DeLeon

Probation Revocation; Absconding; Sufficiency of the Evidence; Abuse of Discretion.

, Court of Appeals , COA22-988 (Judge John Tyson) , Unpublished
State v. Horton

Notice of appeal;
Rule 4;
Oral notice - criminal cases;
Written notice;
Jurisdiction;
Dismissal;

, Court of Appeals , COA22-454 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Unpublished
State v. Jones

motion to dismiss, second degree kidnapping, aggravating factor, multiple conspiracies

, Court of Appeals , COA22-718 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Unpublished
State v. Joyner

clerical errors on judgment and commitment form

, Court of Appeals , COA22-900 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Unpublished
State v. Mills

self defense, jury instructions, first degree murder, reputation testimony

, Court of Appeals , COA22-470 (Judge April Wood) , Unpublished
State v. Morefield

Ineffective assistance of counsel; Motion to dismiss; Constructive possession; Possession of a controlled substance; Other incriminating circumstances; Unavailable witness; Hearsay exception.

, Court of Appeals , COA22-604 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Unpublished
State v. Sipes

sexual battery, second degree kidnapping, Rule 404(b)

, Court of Appeals , COA22-774 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Unpublished
State v. Smith

Motion to Dismiss, Sufficiency of the Evidence, Second-Degree Kidnapping

, Court of Appeals , COA22-265 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Unpublished
State v. Wiggins

foundation; authentication; relevance; Rule 403; unfair prejudice; photographs; illustrative evidence; burglary; robbery with a dangerous weapon.

, Court of Appeals , COA22-395 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Unpublished
State v. Williams

voluntary intoxication, closing argument, jury instruction

, Court of Appeals , COA22-505 (Judge April Wood) , Unpublished
In re A.M.B.

Termination of parental rights; Willful failure to make reasonable progress; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1111; Poverty

, Court of Appeals , COA22-752 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Unpublished
In re A.N.T.

termination of parental rights, failure to make reasonable progress, neglect

, Court of Appeals , COA22-760 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Unpublished
In re C.P.

Termination of parental rights; Rule 3.1(e); no-merit brief; neglect

, Court of Appeals , COA22-593 (Judge John Tyson) , Unpublished
In re D.M.C.

Termination of Parental rights;
Willful abandonment;
Finding of Facts;
Clear cogent convincing;

, Court of Appeals , COA22-552 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Unpublished
In re H.M.

Termination of Parental Rights; Likelihood of Future Neglect; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1111(a)(1)

, Court of Appeals , COA22-687 (Judge Allison Riggs) , Unpublished
In re J.A.M.

TPR; Neglect Grounds; Dependency Grounds; Fitness To Parent at Time of Termination Hearing; TPR not sought for all children.