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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15,837 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA17-108 (Judge Wanda Bryant) , Published
State v. Parker

4th Amendment; Search and Seizure; Reasonable, Articulable Suspicion; Consent

, Court of Appeals , COA17-271 (Judge Wanda Bryant) , Published
State v. Rogers

Guilty Plea; Petition for Writ of Certiorari; Rule 2; Rule 21; Appeal

, Court of Appeals , COA16-1296 (Judge Ann Calabria) , Published
State v. Sawyers

Corpus delicti rule; Constructive possession; N.C. Gen. Stat. Section 90-113.22A.

, Court of Appeals , COA17-155 (Judge Mark Davis) , Published
State v. Simmons

Impermissible amendment to indictment; amending drug indictment from heroin to opiates; heroin/opiates distinction

, Court of Appeals , COA17-497 (Judge John Arrowood) , Published
State v. Squirewell

DWI; evidence-foundation; motion to dismiss; constructive possession

, Court of Appeals , COA17-226 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. Stimpson

Motion to dismiss; multiple conspiracies; serious of random victims; question for the jury; sufficiency of the evidence

, Court of Appeals , COA17-208 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Published
State v. Wilkes

Motion to Suppress; Probable Cause for Arrest

, Supreme Court , 349PA16 (Per Curiam) , Published
KB Aircraft Acquisition, LLC v. Berry

Interpretation of section 39-23.9 of N.C. Uniform Voidable Transactions Act; meaning of the term 'transfer' and whether the statute is a statute of repose.

, Supreme Court , 244PA16 (Justice Sam Ervin IV) , Published
State v. Brice

Whether the indictment charging defendant with habitual misdemeanor larceny was fatally defective.

, Supreme Court , 194A16 (Justice Mark Martin) , Published
State v. Bullock

Appeal from trial court's denial of defendant's motion to suppress evidence found during a traffic stop; whether the police officer unconstitutionally prolonged the stop beyond the time reasonably required to complete the stop's mission under the Supreme Court of the United States' decision in Rodriguez v. United States.

, Supreme Court , 193PA16 (Per Curiam) , Published
State v. Carter

Whether the indictment charging defendant with felony carrying a concealed handgun was fatally defective in violation of N.C.G.S. 15A-928.

, Supreme Court , 365A16 (Per Curiam) , Published
State v. Reed

Appeal from judgment entered after trial court's denial of defendant's motion to suppress evidence found during a traffic stop; whether the police officer unconstitutionally prolonged the stop under the Supreme Court of the United States' decision in Rodriguez v. United States.

, Supreme Court , 10A17 (Per Curiam) , Published
State v. Rousseau

Whether the State presented sufficient evidence to survive defendant's motions to dismiss a charge of maintaining a vehicle for the purpose of keeping marijuana.

, Supreme Court , 28A17 (Per Curiam) , Published
State v. Wilson

Appeal from defendant's conviction for felony animal cruelty; whether the trial court erred in not instructing the jury on the lesser included offense of misdemeanor animal cruelty.

, Court of Appeals , COA16-1303 (Judge Mark Davis) , Published
Bradley v. Bradley

Personal jurisdiction; marriage and divorce of parties that were married in NC but never lived in this state; international lifestyle and parties living abroad