Appellate Court Opinions

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19,683 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA24-553 (Judge John Tyson) , Unpublished
In re: J.F.

Award of custody to a non-parent;
Permanency planning order;
Required N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-906.2(d)(3) (2023) findings;
Adequate Resources;

, Court of Appeals , COA23-1038 (Judge Michael Stading) , Unpublished
Muse v. Daimler Trucks N. Am.

accident; industrial commission; discipline; workplace; inappropriate language; tort; findings of fact; conclusions of law; employee

, Court of Appeals , COA23-667 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Unpublished
Sherrill v. Simpson

public official immunity, negligence, summary judgment

, Court of Appeals , COA24-324 (Judge John Tyson) , Unpublished
State v. Bailey

Felony breaking or entering a motor vehicle; Felony larceny; Plain Error; Waiver; Confrontation Clause; Recorded Recollection

, Court of Appeals , COA24-555 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Unpublished
State v. Hatcher

Trespass; Defense of Right; Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

, Court of Appeals , COA24-421 (Judge April Wood) , Unpublished
State v. Jackson

First-degree murder; robbery with a dangerous weapon; admissibility of rap lyrics; relevancy; unfair prejudice; probative value; balancing test; Rule 401; Rule 403; closing argument; ex mero motu; evidence to the jury room over objection; no prejudicial error.

, Court of Appeals , COA24-400 (Judge April Wood) , Unpublished
State v. Kempton

Voluntary manslaughter; motion to dismiss; de novo; perfect self-defense; substantial evidence; excessive force; severity of wounds on the victim; light most favorable to the State; waiver of objection to testimony; failure to object to similar testimony; no error.

, Court of Appeals , COA24-558 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Unpublished
State v. Lawrence

resentencing jurisdiction, N.C.G.S. 15A-1335

, Court of Appeals , COA24-216 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Unpublished
State v. Mejia

Alford Plea; Petition for Writ of Certiorari; Clerical Errors; Remanded

, Court of Appeals , COA24-182 (Judge John Tyson) , Unpublished
State v. Murphy

Intentional child abuse causing serious injury; Assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury ; Custodial interrogation

, Court of Appeals , COA24-499 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Unpublished
State v. Ollison

sua sponte, mistrial, curative instruction, prejudicial testimony

, Court of Appeals , COA24-269 (Per Curiam) , Unpublished
In re: J.C.M.

continuing jurisdiction, permanency planning, visitation

, Court of Appeals , COA24-752 (Judge Michael Stading) , Unpublished
In re: J.D.T.D., Z.H.D.

Termination of parental rights; relative placement; best interests of the children; abuse of discretion; Article 9 of the Juvenile Code; Article 11 of the Juvenile.

, Court of Appeals , COA24-694 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Unpublished
In re: M.B.

Jurisdiction over juvenile actions under N.C. Gen. Stat. 7B-200 and 7B-401(b); transfer to Chapter 50 civil action under N.C. Gen. Stat. 7B-911(c)(2)

, Court of Appeals , COA24-343 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Unpublished
In re: Ochsner

N.C.G.S. 132-1.4, criminal investigation disclosure, public records request

, Court of Appeals , COA24-648 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Unpublished
Merritt v. S&S Mgmt. Grp., LLC

Attorney fees; N.C. Gen. Stat 6-21.5, 75-16.1, and 66-154(d); N.C. R. Civ. P. 11(a); findings to support reasonableness of amounts awarded