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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35,564 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA16-164 (Judge Linda McGee) , Published
State v. Downey

Inventory of items seized pursuant to search warrant

, Court of Appeals , COA15-1086 (Judge Ann Calabria) , Unpublished
State v. Fields

Rule 30(e); Plain error; Jury instruction; Diminished capacity

, Court of Appeals , COA16-143 (Judge Douglas McCullough) , Published
State v. Hunt

lesser included offense; jury instructions; trafficking in opium; Rule 702; Daubert

, Court of Appeals , COA15-732 (Judge Ann Calabria) , Unpublished
State v. Johnson

Rule 30(e); First-degree murder; Invited error; Jury instructions

, Court of Appeals , COA15-995 (Judge Ann Calabria) , Unpublished
State v. Jones

Sentencing hearing; Rules of evidence; Hearsay testimony; Plain error.

, Court of Appeals , COA15-765 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Published
State v. King

sexual offense, kidnapping, mistrial, motion to dismiss

, Court of Appeals , COA16-152 (Judge John Tyson) , Unpublished
State v. McCann

Felony larceny; Value and ownership of property stolen; Restitution

, Court of Appeals , COA16-158 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
State v. McLean

Evidence, Lay opinion testimony, No prejudicial error

, Court of Appeals , COA15-1180 (Judge Wanda Bryant) , Unpublished
State v. Molina

Prior record level calculation, possession of methamphetamine, felony sentencing

, Court of Appeals , COA16-100 (Judge Linda McGee) , Unpublished
State v. Ore

Child Abduction; Sufficiency of the evidence; Consent

, Court of Appeals , COA16-191 (Judge John Tyson) , Unpublished
State v. Vazquez

trafficking in cocaine-conspiracy; motion to continue; identity of confidential informant; discovery documents under seal.

, Court of Appeals , COA15-1111 (Judge Mark Davis) , Published
State v. Wagner

Lay Opinion Testimony as to Guilt; Mitigating Factors at Sentencing; Privilege Against Self-Discrimination

, Court of Appeals , COA16-82 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. Whisenant

Robbery with a dangerous weapon; Wielding unopened knife; Threats of death; Motion to continue and for substitute counsel; Lack of contact and illness.

, Court of Appeals , COA16-91 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
State v. Wilcox

Constitutionality of Traffic Checkpoint; Notice of Aggravating Factors; Harmless Error

, Supreme Court , 108PA14-2 (Justice Robert Edmunds Jr.) , Published
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC v. Gray

Whether the six-year statute of limitations on lawsuits alleging injury to incorporeal hereditaments barred plaintiff's action to enforce its easement rights against an alleged encroachment by defendant.

, Supreme Court , 32PA15 (Justice Paul Newby) , Published
E. Carolina Reg'l Hous. Auth. v. Lofton

In applying federal housing and case law, whether a public housing authority must exercise discretion in pursuing eviction of tenant for a lease violation; whether proof that eviction is not unconscionable is required in a summary ejectment proceeding under North Carolina law.

, Supreme Court , 315PA15 (Justice Paul Newby) , Published
Quality Built Homes Inc. v. Town of Carthage

Whether Town of Carthage has municipal authority to charge impact fees on landowners for future water and sewer system expansion when an owner subdivides its property.