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, Court of Appeals , COA17-925 (Judge Mark Davis) , Unpublished
State v. Smith

Plain error; prior consistent statement; habitual felon status; sufficiency of the evidence; offense date for prior felony

, Court of Appeals , COA17-1000 (Judge Mark Davis) , Published
State v. Stanley

Knock and talk; warrantless search; officers approaching back door of residence; clearly visible and unobstructed front door

, Court of Appeals , COA17-1059 (Judge John Tyson) , Unpublished
State v. Stroup

motion to suppress; habitual impaired driving; habitual felon; delay in indictment.

, Court of Appeals , COA17-803 (Judge Phil Berger Jr.) , Published
State v. Turnage

Motion to suppress; Seizure; Submission to show of authority; Activation of police vehicle lights

, Court of Appeals , COA17-1094 (Judge John Tyson) , Unpublished
State v. Twine

Following too closely; probable cause for stop; IAC; cocaine possession; possession of firearm by felon.

, Court of Appeals , COA17-1185 (Judge Wanda Bryant) , Unpublished
State v. Xiong

Rule 404(b); Drug Offense; Relevance

, Court of Appeals , COA17-824 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Unpublished
Sutton v. Shackley

Personal jurisdiction, necessary party, recusal, default judgment, summary judgment

, Supreme Court , 365A15-2 (Per Curiam) , Published
Atl. Coast Props., Inc. v. Saunders

Petition by purchaser of undivided one-half interest in land to partition the property; whether petitioner, an out-of-state corporation, met statutory and procedural requirements to file the petition.

, Supreme Court , 27A17 (Justice Paul Newby) , Published
Head v. Gould Killian CPA Grp.

Action against CPAs for professional negligence and fraudulent concealment based on plaintiff's tax returns not having been filed; application of the statute of repose in malpractice cases.

, Supreme Court , 145PA17 (Justice Cheri Beasley) , Published
In re A.P.

Appeal from adjudication and disposition order entered in a proceeding under the Juvenile Code; whether the trial court lacked subject matter jurisdiction over the case because the DSS agency that filed the juvenile petition initiating the action lacked standing in the matter.

, Supreme Court , 297PA16 (Justice Paul Newby) , Published
In re Adoption of C.H.M.

Biological father; consent for adoption; financial support required under N.C.G.S. 48-3-601.

, Supreme Court , 214A17 (Justice Barbara Jackson) , Published
In re Johnson

Appeal from final judgment of N.C. Business Court denying CPA's petition for judicial review of N.C. Board of CPA Examiners' final agency decision imposing disciplinary action on petitioner and her CPA firm.

, Supreme Court , 315PA15-2 (Justice Sam Ervin IV) , Published
Quality Built Homes Inc. v. Town of Carthage

Whether developers' claims against a municipality for a refund of illegally assessed water and sewer impact fees are barred by the statute of limitations or the doctrine of estoppel by acceptance of benefits.

, Supreme Court , 350A17 (Per Curiam) , Published
State ex rel. Utils. Comm'n v. NC WARN

Appeal from Utilities Commission order declaring that NC WARN acts as a 'public utility' when it sells to a single nonprofit customer electricity produced for that customer from solar panels placed at no cost on the customer's property.