Appellate Court Opinions

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15,933 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA23-464 (Judge Fred Gore) , Published
Real Time Resolutions, Inc. v. Cole

foreclosure; N.C.G.S. 1-47(3); statute of limitations; home equity credit line agreement; acceleration of the note; clerical error.

, Court of Appeals , COA23-263 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Published
Scott v. Scott

jurisdiction of trial court to modify custody

, Court of Appeals , COA23-446 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Published
Sneed v. Johnston

equitable distribution; motion to reopen evidence; business valuation

, Court of Appeals , COA23-984 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. Boyd

Anticipatory Search Warrant;
Trafficking cocaine & marijuana;
Guilty Plea;
Motion to Suppress preserved;
Totality of the Circumstances;

, Court of Appeals , COA23-606 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Published
State v. Buck

Statutory Interpretation; “Crash”; Motion to Arrest Judgment; Motion to Dismiss; Jury Instructions; Clerical Error.

, Court of Appeals , COA23-833 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Published
State v. Crowder

short form indictments, second degree forcible sex offense, N.C. Gen. Stat. 15-144.2(c)

, Court of Appeals , COA23-820 (Judge Julee Flood) , Published
State v. Doherty

motion to dismiss; felony cruelty to animals; cruelly beat; statutory interpretation; plain language; dictionary definition; invited error; plain error; lesser included offense

, Court of Appeals , COA23-837 (Judge Fred Gore) , Published
State v. Fernanders

N.C. R. Evid. 404(b) prejudicial error review; N.C. R. Evid. 701 prejudicial error review; N.C. R. Evid. 403; motion to sever charges; N.C. R. Evid. 702(a)(1), (a)(3).

, Court of Appeals , COA23-566 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Published
State v. Gibbs

fatal variance; motion to dismiss; jury instructions; consecutive sentences

, Court of Appeals , COA23-703 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Published
State v. Groat

Motion to Sever; Unpreserved; Motion to Dismiss; Attempted First Degree Kidnapping; No Error.

, Court of Appeals , COA23-224 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
State v. Heyne

expert testimony; lay opinion testimony; improper jury arguments

, Court of Appeals , COA23-720 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Published
State v. Montgomery

requested replay of evidence, actual and constructive possession, motion to dismiss.

, Court of Appeals , COA23-471 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. Norman

Injury to real property;
Safecracking;
Breaking and entering;
Larceny after breaking and intering;
Injury to personal property;
Probable cause;
Inevitable discovery;
Knock and talk;
Securing the scene;
4th Amendment;

, Court of Appeals , COA23-965 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
State v. Ramirez

preservation, appellate review, offer of proof, dismiss, exclusion of testimony, prejudice, overwhelming evidence of guilt, clerical errors, written judgment, remand

, Court of Appeals , COA23-676 (Judge Carolyn Thompson) , Published
State v. Simpson

TC erred by not giving notice to or engaging in colloquy with defendant regarding attorney's fees.

, Court of Appeals , COA23-337 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
State v. Vaughn

first-degree murder, possession of a weapon of mass death and destruction, jury instructions, stand-your-ground provision, defense of habitation, defense of justification, causal nexus requirement, prejudicial error

, Court of Appeals , COA22-926 (Judge Michael Stading) , Published
Warren v. Cielo Ventures, Inc.

Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices Act; N.C. Gen. Stat. Sec. 75-1.1; statute of limitations; limitations of liability clause

, Court of Appeals , COA23-741 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Published
Wenninger v. Wenninger

equitable distribution; property in trust; jurisdiction; joinder of necessary parties