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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34,106 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA15-100 (Judge Linda McGee) , Published
State v Huey

Closing Argument; Gross Impropriety; Expert Witness

, Court of Appeals , COA15-137 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Published
State v Jefferies

Juvenile code; parent is necessary party; permanency planning hearing

, Court of Appeals , COA15-152 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Published
State v Juarez

First-degree murder, felony murder, doctrine of merger, lesser included offenses, aggressor doctorine

, Court of Appeals , COA15-39 (Judge Douglas McCullough) , Published
State v McLamb

failure to register as a sex offender, §§ 14-208.9, 14-208.11; indictment

, Court of Appeals , COA15-43 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Unpublished
State v. Alley

Waiver of Fifth Amendment and Article 1, Section 23 challenge; voluntary intoxication does not negate general intent

, Court of Appeals , COA15-107 (Judge Linda Stephens) , Unpublished
State v. Black

Sufficiency of evidence; rape

, Court of Appeals , COA15-220 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
State v. Davis

Possession of firearm- sufficient evidence

, Court of Appeals , COA15-240 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
State v. Kersey

Dangerous weapon; prior record level

, Court of Appeals , COA15-98 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Unpublished
State v. Layne

Ineffective assistance of counsel; breaking or entering; sufficiency of the evidence

, Court of Appeals , COA15-365 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. Mastor

Criminal contempt; Consent order; Felony secret peeping; Convicted sex offender; plain meaning; Sex Offender Registration Program

, Court of Appeals , COA15-221 (Judge Ann Calabria) , Unpublished
State v. McCullough

Jury instructions; Larceny from the person; Lesser included offenses

, Court of Appeals , COA14-1403 (Judge Douglas McCullough) , Unpublished
State v. O'Neal

DWI checkpoint; motion to suppress; § 20-16.3A

, Court of Appeals , COA14-1381 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
State v. Sanchez

Drug trafficking- lesser included offenses

, Court of Appeals , COA15-234 (Judge John Tyson) , Unpublished
State v. Wilson

1st degree murder; Right to counsel/Miranda; Rules 404(b) and 403

, Supreme Court , 123A14 (Justice Barbara Jackson) , Published
Burley v US Foods, Inc.

Workers' Compensation; Injury sustained by an employee while working out of state; Whether the N.C. Industrial Commission has subject matter jurisdiction over the employee's claim under N.C.G.S. 97-36.

, Supreme Court , 8PA14 (Justice Barbara Jackson) , Published
High Point Bank And Trust Company v Highmark Properties, LLC

Following foreclosure, whether guarantors on a loan secured by the real property can assert a defense under N.C.G.S. 45-21.36 to reduce their individual liability for the debt or whether that defense is available only to the borrower who owned the real property used as collateral for the loan.

, Supreme Court , 24PA15 (Per Curiam) , Published
State v Benitez

Whether in-custody incriminating statements made by a juvenile should be suppressed as inadmissible under N.C.G.S. 7B-2101(b); whether a defendant's uncle qualifies as a guardian or custodian for purposes of that statute.