Appellate Court Opinions

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15,933 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA20-40 (Judge Christopher Brook) , Published
State v. Falls

permissible scope of knock and talk; officers lacked warrant or probable cause to conduct search and no exception to the Fourth Amendment's warrant requirement applied; application of exclusionary rule to fruits of the poisonous tree

, Court of Appeals , COA19-1143 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Published
State v. Gettleman

acting as an unlicensed bondsman or runner; issue preservation; motions to dismiss; State v. Golder; failure to invoke plain error review

, Court of Appeals , COA19-843 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Published
State v. Jeminez

undocumented immigrant; motion for appropriate relief; ineffective assistance of counsel; Padilla v. Kentucky; cancellation of removal; inadmissibility; removal; prior orders

, Court of Appeals , COA20-201 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
State v. Lynch

criminal defendant?s right to counsel, right to conflict-free counsel, conflict of interest arising from defense counsel?s representation of municipal police department, trial court?s duty to inquire into defense counsel?s possible conflict of interest

, Court of Appeals , COA20-16 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
State v. Moore

Franks hearing; false and misleading statements; bad faith; no probable cause to issue search warrant;

, Court of Appeals , COA18-9-2 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Published
State v. Osborne

Limited criminal immunity in drug overdose cases; subject matter jurisdiction vs. immunity from prosecution; waiver; plain error

, Court of Appeals , COA19-474 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Published
State v. Robinson

writ of certiorari; factual basis for guilty plea; multiple counts of assault

, Court of Appeals , COA19-985 (Judge Phil Berger Jr.) , Published
State v. Woods

Embezzlement, Jury Instructions

, Supreme Court , 68A20 (Justice Paul Newby) , Published
In re A.K.O. & A.S.O.

Termination of parental rights; whether the trial court abused its discretion by concluding that terminating respondents' parental rights was in the best interests of the juveniles.

, Supreme Court , 153A20 (Justice Sam Ervin IV) , Published
In re A.L.S. and M.A.W.

Appeal from an order terminating respondent-mother's parental rights; whether the evidence supports the trial court's findings of fact and whether the findings of fact support the conclusion that respondent-mother's parental rights in the juveniles should be terminated pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(6) (2019).

, Supreme Court , 67A20 (Justice Robin Hudson) , Published
In re A.M.O.

Termination of parental rights; best interests; abuse of discretion standard of review; parent-child bond not a bar to termination.

, Supreme Court , 208A20 (Justice Paul Newby) , Published
In re A.P.

Termination of parental rights; no-merit brief.

, Supreme Court , 11A20 (Justice Cheri Beasley) , Published
In re B.E., J.E.

Termination of parental rights; probability of repetition of neglect under N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1); preservation of issues for appeal pursuant to N.C. R. App. P. 10(a)(1); juvenile's opposition to adoption not controlling of trial court's best interests determination under N.C.G.S. 7B-1110(a).

, Supreme Court , 188A20 (Justice Michael Morgan) , Published
In re C.A.H.

Whether the trial court erred in adjudicating grounds to terminate respondent's parental rights under N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(7).

, Supreme Court , 339A19 (Justice Sam Ervin IV) , Published
In re D.M., M.M., D.M.

Appeal from orders terminating respondent-father and respondent-mother's parental rights pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1) and (2) (2019); whether the evidence supports the findings of fact and whether the findings support the conclusion that respondents' parental rights in the children should be terminated pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1).

, Supreme Court , 92A20 (Justice Michael Morgan) , Published
In re J.S., J.S., J.S.

Termination of parental rights pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1), (7), (9); No-merit review pursuant to Rule 3.1(e) of the North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure.