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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35,664 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA24-909 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Published
State v. Clark

Motion to Suppress; Competent evidence to support findings; Conclusions of law; Sufficient information in warrant application to establish probable cause

, Court of Appeals , COA24-512 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Unpublished
State v. Corey

impaired driving, relevance, and plain error

, Court of Appeals , COA23-36-2 (Judge Christopher Freeman) , Published
State v. Cornwell

Indictment; sufficiency of indictment; defective indictment; non-jurisdictional defect; prejudice.

, Court of Appeals , COA24-602 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Published
State v. Fraley

Motion to Dismiss; Hearsay; Excited Utterance Exception; Startling Event

, Court of Appeals , COA24-5 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Published
State v. Gault

probation violation, jurisdiction, notice, insufficient evidence

, Court of Appeals , COA24-589 (Judge April Wood) , Unpublished
State v. Guzman-Lobo

Ineffective assistance of council; Miranda violation; Motion to Suppress; Failure to object; Deficient performance; Prejudice; In custody; Voluntary confession.

, Court of Appeals , COA24-762 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Unpublished
State v. Johnson

pro se, knowingly voluntarily waive rights to representation

, Court of Appeals , COA24-513 (Judge Julee Flood) , Unpublished
State v. Kelton

preservation; plain error; prejudice; probable impact; expert testimony; delayed disclosure; trier of fact; special expertise; vouch; credibility; foundation; profile; proper foundation; limiting instruction; fundamental error; forensic interview; Eighth Amendment; disproportionate; sentencing; Rule 2; exceptional circumstances

, Court of Appeals , COA24-963 (Judge Julee Flood) , Unpublished
State v. Martinez

abuse of discretion; prejudice; prior inconsistent statement; relevant; impeach; credibility; sexual history; voire dire; jury

, Court of Appeals , COA24-1024 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
State v. Moss

Retroactive Probation Revocation; Confrontation Clause.

, Court of Appeals , COA24-359 (Judge John Tyson) , Unpublished
State v. Satapathy

Second Degree Rape;
Lay Opinion Testimony;
Plain Error Review;
Probable Impact on Jury;
Sufficiency of the Evidence;
Motion to Dismiss;
Evidence of Incapacity and Penetration;

, Court of Appeals , COA24-748 (Judge Christopher Freeman) , Published
State v. Solomon

First-degree murder; motion to dismiss; Rule 404(b); subsection 15A-1443(a); closing arguments.

, Court of Appeals , COA24-1001 (Judge John Tyson) , Unpublished
State v. Speas

Felony flee to elude;
Resisting a public officer;
Motion to Continue;
Absolute Impasse;
Waiver/forfeiture of counsel;

, Court of Appeals , COA24-524 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Unpublished
State v. Sutton

First-degree murder; double jeopardy; jury instructions

, Court of Appeals , COA24-414 (Judge Christopher Freeman) , Published
State v. Swinson

Second-degree murder; assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury; assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury; malice; sentencing; Class B1 felon; Class B2 felon; general verdict form; reckless use.

, Court of Appeals , COA24-450 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Published
State v. Tate

Short-Form Indictment, Confrontation Clause, Testimonial Evidence

, Court of Appeals , COA24-696 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Unpublished
State v. Watson

Motion to suppress; Fourth Amendment; Traffic Stop; Probable Cause; Search Incident to Arrest; Dog Sniff.

, Court of Appeals , COA24-715 (Judge Julee Flood) , Published
Theuerkorn v. Heller

Rule 60(a); alimony; child support; equitable distribution; distributive award; expenses; standard of living; clerical error; pretrial order; past years’ income; current income; liquid assets; dependent spouse; bad faith; credibility; unpreserved error; failure to object.

, Court of Appeals , COA24-1110 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
Woodruff v. Martin

domestic violence protective order; harassment; substantial emotional distress.