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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16,095 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA15-1163 (Judge Robert Hunter Jr.) , Published
State v. Sellers

Indictment; Subject matter jurisdiction; Financial card theft.

, Court of Appeals , COA14-1369 (Judge Ann Calabria) , Published
Anderson, v N. C. State Bd. Of Elections

Mootness; Capable of Repetition, yet evading review to mootness; Public interest exception to mootness; Election Law; Petition for Judicial Review

, Court of Appeals , COA15-1153 (Judge Ann Calabria) , Published
In re: M.A.W.

Juveniles; Termination of parental rights; Neglect; Party responsible for neglect

, Court of Appeals , COA15-1238 (Judge Linda McGee) , Published
In re: Peacock

Marriage License; N.C. Gen. Stat. 51-1 and 51-6

, Court of Appeals , COA15-384 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Published
In re: Skinner

Clerk's rulings on issues of law reviewed de novo. Special needs trust formed under U.S.C.S 1396 p(d)(4)(A)

, Court of Appeals , COA15-1324 (Judge Robert Hunter Jr.) , Published
State v. Armstrong

Subject Matter Jurisdiction, Superior Court Jurisdiction.

, Court of Appeals , COA15-1347 (Judge Linda Stephens) , Published
State v. Brown

Search warrant; staleness of information

, Court of Appeals , COA15-1273 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Published
State v. Dove

Stealing Evidence, Motion to Dismiss

, Court of Appeals , COA15-549 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Published
State v. Spence

Criminal; resentencing hearing, de novo review

, Court of Appeals , COA15-1004 (Judge Wanda Bryant) , Published
State v. Williams

Sentencing, aggravating factors, notice, Sixth Amendment, DWI

, Supreme Court , 363A15 (Justice Cheri Beasley) , Published
Herndon v. Herndon

Whether, at a hearing on plaintiff's complaint and motion for issuance of a domestic violence protective order, the trial court violated defendant's Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination.

, Supreme Court , 252PA15 (Justice Barbara Jackson) , Published
In re D.L.W.

Termination of parental rights; whether the trial court's findings of fact supported its conclusions of law that respondent-mother's parental rights should be terminated under N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1) and (a)(2).

, Supreme Court , 56PA14-2 (Justice Paul Newby) , Published
Kirby v. NCDOT

Whether the improvement, development, and subdivision restrictions imposed on plaintiffs' property under the Map Act, by which NCDOT identifies corridors that may be used for possible future transportation projects, amount to a taking by eminent domain.

, Supreme Court , 429PA13 (Justice Cheri Beasley) , Published
Morris v. Scenera Research LLC

Action under N.C. Wage & Hour Act for payment of patent bonuses to former employee; whether employee was entitled to elect to rescind certain patent assignments in lieu of damages awarded by a jury and the trial court.