Appellate Court Opinions

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15,933 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA22-1012 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Published
L.I.C. Assocs. I v. Brown

mootness, summary ejectment, summary judgment, lease agreement, termination notice, Violence Against Women AcT

, Court of Appeals , COA23-675 (Judge Carolyn Thompson) , Published
State v. Andrews

Attempted robbery w/a firearm; attempted discharge of firearm into occupied vehicle; first-degree kidnapping

, Court of Appeals , COA23-1090 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Published
State v. Barker

involuntary manslaughter, misdemeanor death by vehicle, N.C. Gen. Stat. 20-145, culpable negligence, gross negligence, affirmative defense, Estate of Graham v. Lambert

, Court of Appeals , COA23-743 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. Duran-Rivas

Statutory rape of a child;
Statutory sexual offense with a child;
Indecent liberties with a child;
Sexual exploitation of a minor;
Motion to Suppress;
Voluntariness Factors;
Cell Phone Seizure;
Imminent Destruction of Evidence;
Letter of Apology;

, Court of Appeals , COA24-29 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Published
State v. Horton

Obtaining property by false pretenses; sufficiency of the indictment; sufficiency of the evidence; evidence more than breach of contract; circumstantial evidence of intent

, Court of Appeals , COA24-58 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
State v. Walston

petition for writ of certiorari, plea agreement, indecent liberties with a child, recidivist, sex-offender registration, prior conviction, due process, constitutional argument, Rule 2

, Supreme Court , 55A23 (Justice Anita Earls) , Published
Askew v. City of Kinston

Whether plaintiffs must exhaust administrative remedies before filing a Corum claim under Article I, Section 19 of the North Carolina Constitution.

, Supreme Court , 35PA21-2 (Justice Tamara Barringer) , Published
In re A.J.L.H.

Whether the Court of Appeals correctly determined that the trial court erred in denying visitation to respondent-mother.

, Court of Appeals , COA23-285 (Judge April Wood) , Published
Hale v. MacLeod

Rule 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss; Fraud; Particularity requirement; N.C. R. Civ. P. (9); Unfair and deceptive trade practices; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 75-1.1; Breach of contract; Convertible Promissory Note; Securities fraud; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 78A-56; Securities exemptions; Private offering exemption.

, Court of Appeals , COA23-892 (Judge April Wood) , Published
Lawrence v. Lawrence

Temporary custody order; Operation of time; Acquiescence; Conversion into permanent custody order; Modification of custody.

, Court of Appeals , COA23-295 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Published
Sapia v. Sapia

equitable distribution, classification of property, marital property, separate property, distributive award

, Court of Appeals , COA23-604 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
State v. Bruer

jury selection; motion for mistrial; N.C. Gen. Stat. 15A-1061; motion to dismiss; possession of firearm by a felon; constructive possession; shackling; N.C. Gen. Stat. 15A-1031; invited error; failure to preserve issue for appeal

, Court of Appeals , COA23-192 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Published
State v. Cable

Improper storage; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-315.1; Involuntary manslaughter; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-18; Motion to dismiss; Insufficient evidence; In a condition that the firearm can be discharged; Discharged; Fire; Dry fire; Ambiguous; Rule of lenity; Statutory construction; Preservation; Rule 2; Rule 10; De novo; Underlying misdemeanor; Loaded; Unloaded; Safety mechanism; Reversed; Vacated

, Court of Appeals , COA23-987 (Judge Julee Flood) , Published
State v. Carpio

subject matter jurisdiction; criminal pleading; indictment; misdemeanor; citation; timely objection; preservation; derivative; variance; fatal variance; Rule 10(a)(1); plain error; prejudice; reckless driving; form; substance

, Court of Appeals , COA23-889 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. Norris

Possession of firearm by a felon; Motions to Dismiss; Constructive Possession; Totality of Circumstances

, Court of Appeals , COA23-848 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
State v. Rager

district court, jurisdiction, intoxicated and disruptive in public, making harassing phone calls, superior court, jury trial waiver, prejudice, sufficiency of the evidence