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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2,713 Appellate Court Opinions

, Supreme Court , 41A08 (Per Curiam) , Published
State v. Myles

Traffic stop; reasonable suspicion to continue investigation after conclusion of initial stop; motion to suppress evidence seized in subsequent search

, Supreme Court , 2A08 (Per Curiam) , Published
State v. Person

Erroneous jury instruction on rape/acting in concert; plain error review; applicability of State v. Graham

, Supreme Court , 558PA07 (Per Curiam) , Published
Weaver v. Sheppa

Medical malpractice; sufficiency of expert testimony on proximate cause

, Supreme Court , 444PA06 (Justice Paul Newby) , Published
Carolina Bldg. Serv.' Windows & Doors, Inc. v. Boardwalk, LLC

Contractor's abandonment of construction project; can contractor's failure to defend and subsequent entry of default judgment against it terminate subcontractor's right to a lien on the property on which improvements were made?

, Supreme Court , 443PA06 (Per Curiam) , Published
Marvin L. Poindexter, Inc. v. Boardwalk, LLC

Contractor's abandonment of construction project; can contractor's failure to defendant and subsequent entry of default judgment against it terminate subcontractor's right to a lien on the property on which improvements were made?

, Supreme Court , 96A01-2 (Justice Robin Hudson) , Published
State v. Barden

Batson v. Kentucky challenge to prosecution's use of peremptory challenges; appeal from trial court's order following remand for hearing after defendant's conviction and sentence of death for first-degree murder

, Supreme Court , 347A07 (Justice Paul Newby) , Published
State v. Barnard

Alleged traffic violation; reasonable suspicion to stop vehicle; motion to suppress evidence and statements

, Supreme Court , 348A07 (Per Curiam) , Published
State v. Coltrane

Appeal from conviction of driving while license suspended; whether the State was entitled to a presumption that it complied with N.C.G.S. § 20-48(a) (2005) when it notified defendant of the suspension

, Supreme Court , 465PA07 (Per Curiam) , Published
State v. Hess

Vehicle stop based solely on officer's knowledge that the owner's driver's license is suspended; motion to suppress based on lack of reasonable suspicion to stop

, Supreme Court , 606A04-3 (Per Curiam) , Published
Cherney v. N.C. Zoological Park

Tort Claims Act; appeal from N.C. Indus. Comm'n decision denying claim; legal standard for determining premises liability

, Supreme Court , 520A07 (Per Curiam) , Published
In re IBM Credit Corp.

Personal property valuation; appeal to Property Tax Commission; whether taxpayer has burden of proof or of production under In re AMP

, Supreme Court , 510A07 (Per Curiam) , Published
In re N.G.

Minor child; adjudication of neglect & dispositional order ceasing reunification efforts; whether clear and convincing evidence supported findings of fact on which both order were based.

, Supreme Court , 363A07 (Per Curiam) , Published
In re S.J.M.

Juvenile petition alleging dependency; whether DSS offered sufficient proof of issuance of summons to establish trial court's subject matter jurisdiction over the case