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 , 69A22 (Per Curiam) , Published
Miller v. LG Chem, Ltd.

Whether this appeal concerning personal jurisdiction should be remanded for reconsideration in light of intervening precedent from the Supreme Court of the United States.

, Supreme Court , 165A22 (Per Curiam) , Published
Potts v. KEL, LLC

Appeal pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7A-27(a)(2) from an order and opinion denying motions under Rule 59 for a new trial and Rule 50(b) for judgment notwithstanding the verdict following a jury trial.

, Supreme Court , 51A22 (Justice Michael Morgan) , Published
Sprouse v. Mary B. Turner Trucking Co., LLC

Whether the Court of Appeals erred by reversing and remanding the opinion and award of the North Carolina Industrial Commission approving plaintiff's workers' compensation claim.

, Supreme Court , 105A22 (Per Curiam) , Published
State v. Bradley

Whether there was competent evidence upon which the trial court could conclude that defendant had committed additional criminal offenses in violation of the terms and conditions of his probation.

, Supreme Court , 402A21 (Per Curiam) , Published
State v. Gibbs

Whether fentanyl qualifies as an opiate under the statute in effect at the time of the offense is a legal question of statutory interpretation.

, Supreme Court , 330PA21 (Justice Paul Newby) , Published
State v. Newborn

Whether the Court of Appeals erred by vacating defendant's conviction for possession of a firearm by a felon because the indictment was fatally defective.

, Supreme Court , 331PA21 (Justice Trey Allen) , Published
Cmty. Success Initiative v. Moore

Whether the trial court erred in holding that N.C.G.S. 13-1, the statute providing for the restoration of voting rights to eligible felons, violates the Equal Protection Clause, the Property Qualifications Clause, and the Free Elections Clause of the North Carolina Constitution.

, Supreme Court , 398PA21 (Justice Paul Newby) , Published
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC v. Kiser

Whether an easement granting Duke Energy an interest in Lake Norman vested Duke Energy with the right to permit third-party homeowners to build structures over and into the submerged easement property and use the waters for recreational purposes.

, Supreme Court , 90A22 (Justice Tamara Barringer) , Published
Galloway v. Snell

Whether the Court of Appeals erred by holding that a settlement agreement was ambiguous and by reversing the trial court's summary judgment order.

, Supreme Court , 413PA21-2 (Justice Paul Newby) , Published
Harper v. Hall

On petition for rehearing, whether the three-judge panel properly applied this Court's standards from Harper I in assessing the General Assembly's remedial redistricting plans and, more fundamentally, whether partisan gerrymandering claims are justiciable under the North Carolina Constitution.

, Supreme Court , 342PA19-3 (Justice Phil Berger Jr.) , Published
Holmes v. Moore

Whether S.B. 824, a law implementing the peoples' choice to amend the North Carolina Constitution by requiring in-person voters to present photographic identification, violates Article I, Section 19 of the North Carolina Constitution.

, Supreme Court , 292A22 (Justice Richard Dietz) , Published
In re H.B.

Whether the Court of Appeals erred by determining that the trial court made sufficient findings of fact to support termination of parental rights.

, Supreme Court , 274A22 (Justice Tamara Barringer) , Published
In re R.A.F.

Termination of parental rights; whether the Court of Appeals erred by vacating and remanding for a new termination hearing when the trial court had dismissed provisional counsel in accordance with N.C.G.S. 7B-1108.1(a)(1) and N.C.G.S. 7B-1101.1(a)(1).

, Supreme Court , 172PA22 (Justice Anita Earls) , Published
In re S.R.

Clarifying that the standard of review for an appellate court at the adjudicatory stage of a termination of parental rights proceeding is to determine whether there is clear, cogent, and convincing evidence in the record to support the trial court's findings of fact, and whether the findings of fact support the conclusions of law.

, Supreme Court , 202PA21 (Justice Michael Morgan) , Published
State v. Flow

Whether the trial court erred by declining to conduct further inquiry into defendant's capacity to proceed following an apparent suicide attempt.

, Supreme Court , 35PA21 (Justice Richard Dietz) , Published
In re A.J.L.H.

Whether the Court of Appeals erred by vacating the trial court's adjudications orders and remanding with instructions to grant specific visitation criteria.

, Supreme Court , 241A22 (Justice Tamara Barringer) , Published
In re G.C.

Whether the Court of Appeals erred by determining that the trial court's findings of fact did not support its conclusion of law adjudicating a minor a neglected juvenile.

, Supreme Court , 394PA21 (Per Curiam) , Published
Mole' v. City of Durham

Whether the Court of Appeals erred in holding that plaintiff-appellant stated a cognizable claim under Article I, Section 1 of the North Carolina Constitution but failed to state a cognizable claim under Article I, Section 19.