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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15,820 Appellate Court Opinions

, Supreme Court , 7PA17-2 (Justice Robin Hudson) , Published
In re J.A.M.

Appeal from a decision of the Court of Appeals that, on remand from this Court, affirmed a trial court's adjudication of neglect of a minor child; whether clear and convincing evidence supported the findings of fact on which the order was based.

, Supreme Court , 144A18 (Justice Robin Hudson) , Published
Pachas v. N.C. Dep't of Health & Human Servs.

Action seeking trial court's enforcement of its previous order requiring DHHS to use the federal poverty level for a family when determining petitioner's income eligibility for Medicaid benefits; whether the trial court properly dismissed the action for lack of jurisdiction because petitioner did not exhaust her administrative remedies before taking the issue directly to court.

, Supreme Court , 399PA16 (Justice Robin Hudson) , Published
Saunders v. ADP TotalSource Fi Xi, Inc.

Workers' Compensation; whether, when reviewing an appeal from an Industrial Commission decision that an attorney's fee was unreasonable, the superior court exceeded its authority under N.C.G.S. 97-90(c) and thus lacked subject-matter jurisdiction over the appeal.

, Supreme Court , 240A18 (Per Curiam) , Published
State v. Gentle

Appeal by defendant from order imposing lifetime satellite-based monitoring on grounds that the trial court did not make a finding of 'reasonableness' before ordering SBM; whether the Court of Appeals erred by dismissing defendant's untimely appeal from the trial court's order, to which he did not object at trial.

, Supreme Court , 24A18 (Per Curiam) , Published
State v. Thompson

Appeal from convictions for violations of the Controlled Substances Act following defendant's guilty plea; whether the trial court erred in denying defendant's motion to suppress incriminating evidence recovered from the trunk of his car; whether defendant was 'seized' within the meaning of the Fourth Amendment.

, Court of Appeals , COA18-361 (Judge Mark Davis) , Published
Dill v. Loiseau

Declaratory Judgment; Restrictive covenants; General scheme of development; Radical changes to covenanted area; Waiver of right to enforce covenants

, Court of Appeals , COA18-685 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Published
In re: E.M.

juvenile delinquency; mandatory referral to area mental health services director when trial court presented with evidence that juvenile is mentally ill

, Court of Appeals , COA18-427 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Published
In re: I.R.L.

Parental rights; termination; domestic violence; DVPO; abandonment; willfulness; child support; notice

, Court of Appeals , COA18-269 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Published
State v. Casey

Vouching; Credibility; Invited Error; Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Motion for Appropriate Relief; Cross-Examination; Sexual Abuse; Expert; Trial Counsel; Appellate Counsel

, Court of Appeals , COA18-228 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Published
State v. Gonzalez

Conflicting Court of Appeals Precedent; In re Civil Penalty; Authority of Court of Appeals Panels to Overrule Earlier Panel Decisions

, Court of Appeals , COA18-530 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Published
State v. Hinton

aggravated sentencing; aggravating factor; Blakely v. Washington; harmless error

, Court of Appeals , COA18-526 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Published
State v. Juene

Robbery; Robbery with a Dangerous Weapon; Motion to Suppress; Pre-trial Identification; Show-up; Sixth Amendment; Impermissibly Suggestive

, Court of Appeals , COA18-331 (Judge Phil Berger Jr.) , Published
State v. Mayo

guilty plea; Anders brief; civil judgment for attorney's fees and costs

, Court of Appeals , COA18-518 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. Smith

First-degree capital murder; premeditation and deliberation; felony murder; jury instructions on informant's testimony; acting in concert; Rules of Evidence, 401, 402 and 403.

, Court of Appeals , COA18-550 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Published
State v. Wilson

motion to dismiss; disseminating obscene material to a minor; unanimous jury verdict; indecent liberties; first-degree statutory rape of a child; reconsideration of decision not to testify

, Court of Appeals , COA18-496 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Published
Walsh v. Jones

custody modification, visitation