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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35,415 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA24-229 (Per Curiam) , Unpublished
State v. Parry

revocation of probation, good cause shown

, Court of Appeals , COA23-348 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. Pierce

Sex offenses;
Waiver of Indictment;
Waiver of Counsel;
Stand by Counsel;
Bill of Information;
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-642;
Proceeding Pro Se;
Plea agreement;
Waiver of costs and fees;

, Court of Appeals , COA24-9 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
State v. Saldana

Certiorari; motion to suppress; findings of fact; odor of marijuana; probable cause

, Court of Appeals , COA23-857 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
State v. Satterfield

Capacity to stand trial; capacity to contribute to defense; preservation of issues

, Court of Appeals , COA24-317 (Per Curiam) , Unpublished
State v. Summers

Statutory sex offense;
Sufficiency of the evidence;

, Court of Appeals , COA23-210 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Published
State v. Thomas

second-degree murder, juror substitution, warrantless search, electronic monitoring, Fourth Amendment

, Court of Appeals , COA23-558 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
State v. Thomas

Discharging a weapon into occupied property causing serious injury; indictment; motion to dismiss

, Court of Appeals , COA23-520 (Judge Carolyn Thompson) , Unpublished
State v. Valentine

Warrantless search; drug possession; possession of firearm by felon

, Court of Appeals , COA24-118 (Per Curiam) , Unpublished
State v. Womble

post conviction DNA testing, Anders-type review

, Court of Appeals , COA24-15 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
Tuminski v. Norlin

Default Judgment of Divorce;
Service of Process;
Appointed agent;
Rule 4;
Failure to appear;
Motion in the Cause;
Collateral attack;
No Rule 11 Motion;

, Supreme Court , 229A23 (Justice Richard Dietz) , Published
Arter v. Orange Cnty.

Whether an interpretive rule in Orange County's zoning ordinances resolves any potential ambiguity between the applicable ordinance's text and a corresponding table.

, Supreme Court , 155PA23 (Justice Trey Allen) , Published
Cullen v. Logan Devs., Inc.

Whether a developer was entitled to summary judgment on the negligence claims of a homeowner who suffered injury when she fell through her ceiling after stepping backwards in her attic without looking.

, Supreme Court , 250PA21-2 (Justice Allison Riggs) , Published
Dep't of Transp. v. Bloomsbury Ests., LLC

Summary judgment was proper in an eminent domain action when the trial court resolves all pleaded issues associated with property rights taken as of the date of the taking.

, Supreme Court , 312A19-2 (Justice Anita Earls) , Published
Ha v. Nationwide Gen. Ins. Co.

Whether Nationwide effectively cancelled plaintiffs' fire insurance policy in line with N.C.G.S. 58-44-16(f)(10).

, Supreme Court , 206PA23 (Justice Richard Dietz) , Published
In re A.J.

Whether the Court of Appeals erred by reversing the trial court's adjudications of neglect and dependency and remanding for dismissal of the juvenile petitions.

, Supreme Court , 280PA22 (Justice Richard Dietz) , Published
Kinsley v. Ace Speedway Racing, Ltd.

Whether defendants' counterclaim alleged colorable constitutional claims under the Fruits of Their Labor Clause and Equal Protection Clause of the North Carolina Constitution sufficient to overcome the State's claim of sovereign immunity.