Appellate Court Opinions

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15,933 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA24-552 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Published
Ponder v. Been

abuse of process, alienation of affections, judgment notwithstanding the verdict

, 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 , COA24-704 (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 , COA24-1029 (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 , COA24-353 (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

, Court of Appeals , COA24-815 (Judge John Arrowood) , Published
State v. Wingate

sufficiency of the indictment; indecent liberties; expert testimony; vouching; plain error.

, Court of Appeals , COA24-413 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Published
Cable v. Consol. Metco, Inc.

full commission, workers compensation, unreasonable job search, unpublished opinion, disability, opinion and award, affirmed. 

, Court of Appeals , COA24-200 (Judge Michael Stading) , Published
Cauley v. Cauley

subject matter jurisdiction; domestic violence protection order; attorney's fees; trial court; nonjusticiable issue

, Court of Appeals , COA24-516 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Published
Collins v. Holley

child support; contempt purge; automatic incarceration

, Court of Appeals , COA24-717 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Published
Ghassemi v. Centrex Props., Inc.

Unauthorized car meets in parking lot; wrongful death; negligence; private and public nuisance; single instance of injury; third-party-beneficiary breach of contract; commercial lease contract

, Court of Appeals , COA23-1108 (Judge Fred Gore) , Published
Hatcher v. Rodriguez

interlocutory appeal; denied motion for summary judgment; public official immunity; N.C.G.S. § 20-145; gross negligence.

, Court of Appeals , COA24-791 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
Holland v. Holland

Subject matter jurisdiction;
Rule 41(a) Dismissal;
Laches;
Uniform Services Former Spouses’ Protection Act;
10 U.S.C. § 1408(c)(1) (2018);
Percentage of Distribution;
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 50-20.1(a) (2023);

, Court of Appeals , COA24-726 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
MH Mission Hosp., LLLP v. N.C. Dep't of Health & Hum. Servs.

State Medical Facilities Plan;
Qualified Applicant;
Award of Certificate of Need;
Criterion 1 - N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131E-183(a)(1);
Criterion 2 -N.C. Gen. Stat.§ 131E-183(a)(12);
Deference to Agency's Interpretation of a Statute;