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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33,981 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA17-711 (Judge Wanda Bryant) , Unpublished
State v. Fox

Order for Arrest; Motion to Set Aside; Probation; Absconding

, Court of Appeals , COA17-751 (Judge Ann Calabria) , Unpublished
State v. Freeman

Prior conviction; Substantial similarity; Sexually violent offense; Recidivist; Satellite-based monitoring; Reasonable search

, Court of Appeals , COA17-448 (Judge Rick Elmore) , Published
State v. Harding

Jury instructions on unindicted first-degree kidnapping elements; sentences for two assaults allegedly based on the same conduct; motion to dismiss first-degree offense for insufficient evidence of serious personal injury; lifetime registration and SBM; Grady issue

, Court of Appeals , COA17-758 (Judge Robert Hunter Jr.) , Unpublished
State v. Hill

Alleged Prosecutorial Vindictiveness.

, Court of Appeals , COA17-775 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
State v. Jefferies

Lay witness identification, Relevant evidence, Waiver of Confrontation Clause rights by stipulation

, Court of Appeals , COA17-900 (Judge Wanda Bryant) , Unpublished
State v. McMannus

Sixth Amendment; Self Representation; Statutory Requirements; Limiting Instruction; Plain Error; Restitution

, Court of Appeals , COA17-405 (Judge Linda McGee) , Published
State v. Miller

Necessity, Duress, Defense, Instruction

, Court of Appeals , COA17-427 (Judge Rick Elmore) , Unpublished
State v. Russell

Second-degree murder; police reports inadmissible under Rule 803(6)'s business-records hearsay exception; Rule 404(b) evidence; motion to dismiss for insufficient evidence of malice; Rule 401 relevancy.

, Court of Appeals , COA17-651 (Judge Rick Elmore) , Unpublished
State v. Solomon

N.C. Gen. Stat. 14-190.9(a2); indecent exposure on private premises; jury instructions; basis for restitution

, Court of Appeals , COA17-253 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Published
State v. Watson

Motion for Appropriate Relief; Commitment Orders; Judgments and Sentencing; Judicial Notice; Service of Sentence

, Court of Appeals , COA17-612 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Published
State v. Webb

Felonious larceny; jury instructions; breaking or entering; sufficient evidence to support jury finding that defendant personally committed the crime

, Court of Appeals , COA17-936 (Judge Ann Calabria) , Unpublished
Tibbs v. Ford

Interim distribution of assets; Interlocutory appeal; Substantial right test

, Supreme Court , 427A16 (Justice Barbara Jackson) , Published
Abrons Fam. Prac. & Urgent Care, PA v. N.C. Dep't of Health & Hum. Servs.

Civil complaint filed by various medical practices to recover damages and other relief for the State's failure to properly implement a new electronic payment system to reimburse plaintiffs for their services to Medicaid-eligible patients; whether the trial court erred in dismissing plaintiffs' complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction because plaintiffs did not exhaust their administrative remedies before filing a civil suit.

, Supreme Court , 453A16 (Per Curiam) , Published
Allied Spectrum, LLC v. Ger. Auto Ctr., Inc.

Civil action for breach of contract and related claims; whether plaintiff was entitled to voluntarily dismiss its case under Civil Procedure Rule 41(a)(1) after end of summary judgment hearing but before the court issued its ruling; whether the trial court erred in entering summary judgment for defendants.

, Supreme Court , 160A16 (Justice Barbara Jackson) , Published
Davis v. Hulsing Enters.

Whether North Carolina recognizes a first-party claim for dram shop liability; if so, whether that claim is barred by the contributory negligence of plaintiff's decedent.

, Supreme Court , 279A17 (Per Curiam) , Published
In re D.E.M.

Termination of parental rights; whether the mother willfully abandoned the juvenile as defined in subdivision 7B-1111(a)(7) of the Juvenile Code.

, Supreme Court , 7PA17 (Per Curiam) , Published
In re J.A.M.

Minor child; adjudication of neglect and dispositional order ceasing reunification efforts; whether clear and convincing evidence supported findings of fact on which the order was based.

, Supreme Court , 358A16 (Per Curiam) , Published
In re Se. Eye Ctr.

Appeal from interlocutory orders of N.C. Business Court approving a Settlement Agreement between plaintiffs and some defendants and appointing a Receiver for another defendant that is a Trust.

, Supreme Court , 168A17 (Per Curiam) , Published
In re Se. Eye Ctr.

Appeal from interlocutory order of N.C. Business Court approving a Settlement Agreement entered in one of a series of lawsuits; whether the claimant was inappropriately granted secured status as part of her settlement with the Receiver administering defendants' assets; whether the court abused its discretion in approving the settlement.