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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2,698 Appellate Court Opinions

, Supreme Court , 58PA23 (Justice Phil Berger Jr.) , Published
Hwang v. Cairns

Whether public official immunity applies to a medical director at a state university and whether summary judgment was proper.

, Supreme Court , 108PA24 (Justice Paul Newby) , Published
In re L.C.

Whether the Court of Appeals erred in vacating the trial court's adjudication order and remanding for additional factual findings about how respondent-mother's actions impaired or substantially risked impairing the welfare of her juvenile daughter.

, Supreme Court , 264A23 (Justice Anita Earls) , Published
Jones v. J. Kim Hatcher Ins. Agencies, Inc.

Whether the Court of Appeals erred in reversing dismissal of a claim for negligence at the 12(b)(6) stage based on contributory negligence and in affirming dismissal of a claim for punitive damages.

, Supreme Court , 49A24 (Justice Allison Riggs) , Published
State v. Bowman

Whether the Court of Appeals erred by determining the trial court committed plain error by instructing the jury once on first-degree forcible sexual offense where the defendant was indicted for two counts of first-degree forcible sexual offense.

, Supreme Court , 56PA24 (Justice Paul Newby) , Published
State v. Chambers

Whether substitution of an alternate juror during guilt deliberations in a criminal trial violates a defendant's constitutional right to a jury of twelve.

, Supreme Court , 280A24 (Per Curiam) , Published
State v. Hunt

Whether defendant satisfied the prejudice prong for plain error where a law enforcement officer testifying as a lay witness gave his opinion regarding defendant's intent at the time of an accident.

, Supreme Court , 170A24 (Per Curiam) , Published
State v. Melton

Whether the Court of Appeals' majority erred in holding that the trial court did not commit structural error in denying defendant's court-appointed counsel's motion to withdraw for defendant to hire counsel of his own choosing.

, Supreme Court , 140A24 (Per Curiam) , Published
White v. N.C. Dep't of Health & Hum. Servs.

Whether the Court of Appeals erred in reversing the superior court's order in which it determined that petitioners are entitled to receive adoption assistance benefits several years after the adoption was finalized.

, Supreme Court , 249PA19-2 (Justice Allison Riggs) , Published
Ashe County v. Ashe Cnty. Plan. Bd.

Whether the Court of Appeals erred in holding that a land developer was not entitled to the benefit of permit choice based on its determination of application completeness and the existence of a now-expired moratorium.

, Supreme Court , 210A24 (Per Curiam) , Published
Charles Schwab & Co. v. Marilley

Whether the Business Court erred in ruling that the parties' intrafamilial dispute fell outside the scope of their arbitration agreement with Charles Schwab.

, Supreme Court , 79A24 (Justice Trey Allen) , Published
Smith v. Smith

Whether the Court of Appeals erred by affirming the trial court's decision to classify a tract of land as defendant's separate property.

, Supreme Court , 86A02-2 (Justice Tamara Barringer) , Published
State v. Bell

Whether defendant's J.E.B. claim is preserved and whether the claim was procedurally barred.

, Supreme Court , 33A24 (Justice Phil Berger Jr.) , Published
State v. Borlase

Whether the Court of Appeals conducted an appropriate review of the sentencing court's conclusion that defendant's sentence was constitutionally sufficient under Miller v. Alabama, 567 U.S. 460 (2012).