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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33,950 Appellate Court Opinions

, Supreme Court , 472A11 (Justice Sarah Parker) , Published
State v Sweat

Application of corpus delicti rule to defendant's extrajudicial confession and conviction for four counts of sexual offense with a child; erroneous jury instructions

, Supreme Court , 121PA11 (Justice Robert Edmunds Jr.) , Published
State v Towe

Whether expert testimony that a child had been sexually abused was properly admitted at trial; plain error review.

, Supreme Court , 384A11 (Justice Sarah Parker) , Published
State v Williams

Denial of defendant's motion to suppress evidence; whether there was reasonable suspicion to extend defendant's detention beyond the scope of an otherwise valid traffic stop

, Court of Appeals , COA11-604 (Judge Douglas McCullough) , Published
Belk v Belk

Action for accounting and removal of custodian under N.C.'s Uniform Transfers to Minor's Act (UTMA); award of interest on wrongfully disbursed funds as an item of damages; statutory authority for award of attorney's fees in action for accounting and removal of custodian under UTMA; authority for taking attorney's fees against custodian personally; reasonableness of attorney's fees award; prudent person fiduciary standard applicable
to custodians when making investments using UTMA custodial funds; duty of UTMA custodian to keep records of all transactions with respect to custodian property.

, Court of Appeals , COA11-999 (Judge Sam Ervin IV) , Published
Bodie v Bodie

Equitable Distribution; Marital Debt; Alimony; Dependent Spouse.

, Court of Appeals , COA11-1135 (Judge Wanda Bryant) , Published
Holloway v Holloway

Compulsory counterclaim ; Motion to Dismiss Rule
Breach of contract