Appellate Court Opinions

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34,570 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA23-142 (Judge Julee Flood) , Unpublished
Sanderford v. Dark

Rule 26; Rule 26(b)(4)(e); in pari materia; expert witness disclosure

, Court of Appeals , COA22-909 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
Smith v. Dressler

Child Custody; Motion to Modify Custody; Substantial Change of Circumstances; Previously Disclosed Circumstances; Injuries to Child

, Court of Appeals , COA23-133 (Judge April Wood) , Unpublished
State v. Alex

Plain error; Lay witness; Opinion testimony; Abuse of discretion; Invited error; Rules of Evidence; Officer’s investigative process; Co-defendant confessions; N.C. R. App. P. 10; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 8C-1, R. 701; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 8C-1, R. 704.

, Court of Appeals , COA22-768 (Judge April Wood) , Published
State v. Branche

First-degree murder; Premeditation and deliberation; Acts subsequent to the killing; Improper closing arguments by the State; Prejudice.

, Court of Appeals , COA23-150 (Judge Carolyn Thompson) , Unpublished
State v. Brown

First-degree murder; lesser-included offense instruction; closing argument

, Court of Appeals , COA22-787 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
State v. Clawson

joinder, hearsay, subsequent conduct, motion to dismiss, trafficking in opium or heroin, conspiracy, trafficking in cocaine, constructive possession

, Court of Appeals , COA23-234 (Judge John Tyson) , Unpublished
State v. Hall

Second-degree Forcible Rape; Improper Closing Argument; Judge's Failure to Intervene Ex Meru Moto; Unobjected to Closing Arguments; Biblical References; Allen Jury Charge

, Court of Appeals , COA23-206 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. Harper

Felony serious injury by vehicle;
DWI;
Felony Hit and Run;
Double jeopardy;
Lesser included offense;
Arrest Judgment;
Concurrent sentences;
Habitual Felon;

, Court of Appeals , COA22-1024 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Published
State v. Hussain

Forgery; uttering forged paper; altering court documents; residential mortgage fraud; obtaining property by false pretense; motion to dismiss; restitution; probation; official court records; vacate; insufficient evidence of essential element; remand for resentencing

, Court of Appeals , COA23-322 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. King

Conspiracy to Traffic in Methamphetamine; Trafficking in Methamphetamine by Possession; Trafficking in Methamphetamine by Transporting; Maintaining a Vehicle for a Controlled Substance; Motions to Dismiss; Substantial Evidence; Constructive Possession

, Court of Appeals , COA23-249 (Judge Fred Gore) , Published
State v. Lebedev

expunction under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-146; statutory interpretation; plain language; dismissal of criminal charges; amended charging document; lesser included offense; superior court’s decision to grant or deny a petition for writ of certiorari

, Court of Appeals , COA22-501 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Unpublished
State v. Martin

Second-degree murder; motion to dismiss; lay-witness testimony; jury instructions; substantial evidence; de novo; abuse of discretion.

, Court of Appeals , COA23-174 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Unpublished
State v. McLeod

Traffic Stop; Seizure; Search; Fourth Amendment; Reasonable Suspicion; Active Probation; Probation Conditions; Consent.

, Court of Appeals , COA22-1065 (Judge April Wood) , Unpublished
State v. Powell

Case descriptors: Petition for writ of certiorari; Jury instructions; Identity of the perpetrator; N.C.P.I. Crim. 104.90.

, Court of Appeals , COA22-1066 (Judge Fred Gore) , Unpublished
State v. Scott

capacity to proceed; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15-1001(a); amnesia; sufficient findings; competent evidence in the record; no abuse of discretion

, Court of Appeals , COA22-895 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
State v. Sluss

first-degree murder; prior victim statements; admissibility of evidence; availability of declarant; ineffective assistance of counsel

, Court of Appeals , COA23-413 (Judge Carolyn Thompson) , Unpublished
State v. Smith

Error by trial court - no jury instruction on attempted second-degree sexual offense

, Court of Appeals , COA21-34 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Published
State v. Wilson

Impossible evidence, Batson procedure, and prima facie case.