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2,698 Appellate Court Opinions
State v. Boyette
Whether the Court of Appeals erred in holding that the exclusionary rule does not apply in probation revocation hearings.
State v. Jordan
Whether the Court of Appeals erred by not placing the burden on the defendant to prove he had a reasonable expectation of privacy in a house.
State v. Walker
Whether the Court of Appeals properly affirmed the denial of defendant's motion for appropriate relief.
Surgeon v. TKO Shelby, LLC
Whether the trial court abused its discretion by certifying a class.
Taylor v. Bank of America, N.A.
Whether plaintiffs knew or reasonably should have known of their injuries and defendant's alleged fraud such that the statute of limitations was not tolled and plaintiffs' claims are time barred.
Terry v. Pub. Serv. Co. of N.C.
Whether the Court of Appeals erred by reversing an entry of summary judgment in favor of defendant on plaintiff's claims of common law negligence, negligence per se, violation of the North Carolina Residential Rental Agreements Act, and breach of the implied warranty of habitability.
Upchurch v. Harp Builders, Inc.
Whether the Court of Appeals erred in holding that defendant's compulsory counterclaim for injuries sustained in an automobile accident was barred by the statute of limitations established in N.C.G.S. 1-52(16).
Washington v. Cline
Whether a plaintiff may pursue a direct constitutional claim under the North Carolina Constitution against state actors for monetary damages in response to a violation of his right to a speedy trial.
Supreme Court Opinions Filed December 15, 2023
D.V. Shah Corp. v. VroomBrands, LLC
Whether a trial court reversibly errs in failing to exercise its discretion to hear oral testimony at summary judgment based on a misapprehension of law.
Morris v. Rodeberg
Whether the Court of Appeals correctly concluded that plaintiff's medical malpractice action was barred by the applicable statute of limitations.
N.C. Farm Bureau Mut. Ins. Co. v. Herring
Whether the Court of Appeals erred in holding that defendant qualified as a resident of her mother's household for purposes of the underinsured motorist policy issued to her mother.
State v. Alvarez
Officers had independent reasonable suspicion to initiate a traffic stop. The traffic stop did not violate defendant's Fourth Amendment rights.
State v. Beck
Evidence considered in the light most favorable to the State was sufficient to support the trial court's decision to submit multiple counts of conspiracy to the jury.
State v. Fritsche
Whether the trial court erred in its interpretation of N.C.G.S. 14 208.12A and its denial of defendant's petition for removal from the North Carolina Sex Offender Registry.
State v. Lancaster
Whether the common law crime of going armed to the terror of the public contains an essential element that the conduct occur on a public highway.
State v. Tucker
Whether defendant's Batson claims are procedurally barred under N.C.G.S. 15A-1419.
State v. Wilson
Whether defendant is entitled to an instruction on second-degree murder as a lesser-included offense of first-degree murder pursued under the theory of felony murder.
State v. Woolard
Whether this Court properly granted the State's petition for certiorari, and whether a police officer had probable cause to arrest a motorist for driving while impaired.
Wynn v. Frederick
Whether magistrates are other officers under N.C.G.S. 58-76-5 and accordingly may be sued under their official bond and whether judicial immunity is an available defense to official capacity claims against judicial officers.