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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35,531 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA17-231 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Unpublished
State v. Lawing

first degree murder, motion to continue, motion to dismiss, 404(b)

, Court of Appeals , COA17-943 (Judge Mark Davis) , Published
State v. Lenoir

Insufficient probable cause to support issuance of search warrant; motion to suppress; plain error

, Court of Appeals , COA17-1096 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
State v. Lewis

Probation revocation; Committing additional offenses

, Court of Appeals , COA17-769 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Unpublished
State v. Murray

Preservation, Right to public trial, flight instruction

, Court of Appeals , COA17-1223 (Judge John Tyson) , Unpublished
State v. Perry

Cocaine, motion to suppress, no material conflicts in evidence, chain of custody for evidence, habitual felon.

, Court of Appeals , COA17-924 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Published
State v. Randall

Motion for post-conviction DNA testing; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-268, N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-269; materiality of DNA evidence; inventory of evidence.

, Court of Appeals , COA17-809 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Unpublished
State v. Rucker

First-degree murder, first-degree kidnapping, felony breaking or entering, larceny; admissibility of officer testimony regarding truthfulness of a witness; special instruction on kidnapping.

, Court of Appeals , COA17-1135 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Unpublished
State v. Sanchez

Witness Lists; Voir Dire; Expert Testimony; Confrontation Clause

, Court of Appeals , COA17-952 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Unpublished
State v. Simmons

Driving while impaired; waiver of counsel; duty to confirm that a defendant understands the range of permissible punishments

, Court of Appeals , COA17-1116 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
State v. Smith

speedy trial; motion to dismiss

, Court of Appeals , COA17-1285 (Judge John Tyson) , Unpublished
State v. Surratt

Failure to register as a sex offender; no fatal variance between indictment and evidence at trial; criminal collateral estoppel; State v. Dial factors; application of sex offender registry.

, Court of Appeals , COA17-545 (Judge Rick Elmore) , Unpublished
State v. Taylor

Felonious breaking or entering; joinder of charges; denial of motion for mistrial; IAC; victim-impact evidence

, Court of Appeals , COA17-1134 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. Teague

Motion to suppress; drugs/marijuana; trash search; anonymous tip; staleness; totality of the circumstances test; probable cause

, Court of Appeals , COA17-1323 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. Veney

Sixth Amendment Right to Counsel; structural error; critical stage; trial court communicating with jury in counsel's absence; voir dire; harmless error; failure to preserve.

, Court of Appeals , COA17-390 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Unpublished
State v. Yater

admission of evidence, judge's comments not impermissible opinion