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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15,969 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA11-1598 (Judge Rick Elmore) , Published
State v Askew

Probation revocation; registered sex offender and suitable residence

, Court of Appeals , COA11-864 (Judge Martha Geer) , Published
State v Bell

Consent to search; kidnapping

, Court of Appeals , COA12-19 (Judge Cressie Thigpen Jr.) , Published
State v Collins

Guilty plea; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-32.1(e) felony assault on a handicapped person; sufficiency of indictment

, Court of Appeals , COA11-829 (Judge Wanda Bryant) , Published
State v Harris

Closing arguments; confrontation clause

, Court of Appeals , COA10-666-2 (Judge Linda Stephens) , Published
State v Hunt

ineffective assistance of counsel; double jeopardy; motion for mistrial

, Court of Appeals , COA12-49 (Judge Sanford Steelman) , Published
State v Kelly

Motion to Dismiss; Insufficiency of the evidence; Ineffective assistance of counsel; Improper appellate argument

, Court of Appeals , COA11-1393 (Judge Cressie Thigpen Jr.) , Published
State v Mather

Sufficiency of indictment; essential elements; qualifications and exceptions; fatal variance

, Court of Appeals , COA11-1584 (Judge Douglas McCullough) , Published
State v Robinson

Appeal from 1st-degree murder conviction; trial court's denial of defense counsel's motion requesting that def. be evaluated by a mental health professional to determine his competency to proceed with trial; sufficiency of evidence to support trial court's conclusion that defendant was competent to proceed with trial; harmless error; trial court's denial of def's motion to suppress incriminating statements made to police; knowing, intelligent, and voluntary waiver of Miranda rights

, Court of Appeals , COA11-1437 (Judge Robert Hunter) , Published
State v Rollins

Sixth Amendment; Court closure; Sentencing

, Court of Appeals , COA12-240 (Judge Rick Elmore) , Published
State v Talbert

Probation revocation; registered sex offender and suitable residence

, Court of Appeals , COA12-89 (Judge Douglas McCullough) , Published
Mosteller v Stiltner

No standing to appeal trial court's order compelling deposition testimony by licensed clinical social worker where record reveals patient has not asserted social worker-patient privilege.

, Court of Appeals , COA11-1513 (Judge Sam Ervin IV) , Published
State v Harwood

Seizure of Person; Lack of Reasonable Suspicion; Plain Error

, Court of Appeals , COA11-1401 (Judge Sam Ervin IV) , Published
State v Huerta

Drug Testing; Consolidation of Samples

, Court of Appeals , COA12-133 (Judge Douglas McCullough) , Published
State v Morston

De novo resentencing hearing; limited mental capacity mitigating factor; weighing of sentencing factors and resulting sentence