Appellate Court Opinions

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32,997 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA24-522 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Unpublished
Price v. Yuengling

appellate jurisdiction, final judgment, substantial right, interlocutory appeal, dismissed.

, Court of Appeals , COA24-931 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
Saulsby v. Amphastar Pharm., Inc.

Wrongful Death;
Product Liability;
Failure to Read Warnings;
Implied Warranty of Merchantability;
Summary Judgment for Defendant;
Contributory negligence;
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 99B-4 (2023);
Disjunctive Factors;

, Court of Appeals , COA24-1079 (Judge Michael Stading) , Unpublished
State v. Coley

Anders v. California; State v. Kinch; motion to dismiss; sentencing

, Court of Appeals , COA25-76 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Unpublished
State v. Curry

Anders; no non-frivolous justiciable error; wholly frivolous appeal

, Court of Appeals , COA24-704 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. French

Motion to Dismiss;
Assault by strangulation;
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-32.4(b);
Assault on a female;
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-33(c)(2);
Assault inflicting serious injury;
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-33(c)(1);
Separate crimes;
Break in Sequence;
Consecutive Sentences;

, Court of Appeals , COA25-32 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
State v. Gilbert

closing argument; Defendant’s right not to testify; no prejudicial error

, Court of Appeals , COA24-898 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Published
State v. Gray

Restitution; Larceny of a Firearm; evidence of value

, Court of Appeals , COA24-1057 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Unpublished
State v. Greene

Direct criminal contempt; insufficient opportunity to be heard

, Court of Appeals , COA17-1157-3 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Unpublished
State v. Hewitt

Batson objection; comparative juror analysis

, Court of Appeals , COA24-693 (Judge April Wood) , Unpublished
State v. Jenkins

Plain error; Confrontation clause; Testimonial statement; Insufficiency of the evidence; Motion to dismiss; Identity.

, Court of Appeals , COA24-1029 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
State v. Johnson

probation revocation; activation of sentence; absconding; trial court did not exercise its discretion in deciding to revoke probation

, Court of Appeals , COA24-1034 (Judge Julee Flood) , Unpublished
State v. Nunez

jury instruction; plain error; probable impact; prejudice; reasonable probability; lasting injury; wickedness of purpose; corporal punishment; discipline; assault on a female; no evidence; motion to dismiss; substantial evidence; battery; touching; unlawful

, Court of Appeals , COA24-1005 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Unpublished
State v. Sheilds

Evidentiary issue unpreserved for appellate review

, Court of Appeals , COA24-1017 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Unpublished
State v. Smith

Anders brief, Kinch, indictment, non-jurisdictional defect, subject matter jurisdiction, possession of methamphetamine, wholly frivolous, dismissed.

, Court of Appeals , COA24-353 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
State v. Stidham

prior record level; N.C. Gen. Stat. 15A-1340.14(b)(7); notice; N.C. Gen. Stat. 15A-1022.1; waiver of notice; prejudice; Rule 702(a); plain error; Rule 702 reliability inquiry

, Court of Appeals , COA24-459 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Published
State v. Tadlock

voluntary intoxication; assault by strangulation; multiple counts; fine

, Court of Appeals , COA24-460 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
State v. Upchurch

felony murder; intentional child abuse inflicting serious bodily injury; joint trial; motions to sever; character evidence; hearsay

, Court of Appeals , COA24-707 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Published
State v. Venable

Driving while impaired; Motion to dismiss for insufficient evidence; Expert testimony of retrograde extrapolation; Intervening negligence jury instruction; Ineffective assistance of counsel