Appellate Court Opinions

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15,933 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA21-316 (Judge John Arrowood) , Published
Monroe v. MV Transp.

North Carolina Industrial Commission; disability benefits; showing of futility; remanded for further findings.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-867 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Published
State of NC Ex. Rel. Utils. Comm'n v. Friesian Holdings, LLC

North Carolina Utilities Commission; independent solar energy plant; certificate of public convenience and necessity; North Carolina General Statutes Section 62-110.1(a); FERC crediting policy; no federal preemption; levelized cost of transmission test; cost to ratepayers; purchase power agreement; affirm the Commission's denial of application

, Court of Appeals , COA20-660 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Published
State v. Brichikov

Lesser included instruction; involuntary manslaughter; culpable negligence; prejudicial error; State v. Debiase.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-740 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
State v. Cataldo

Motion for Post Conviction Discovery; Motion for Appropriate Relief; law of the case doctrine; scope of discovery order; in camera review; Pennsylvania v. Ritchie

, Court of Appeals , COA20-721 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Published
State v. Crew

Motion to dismiss; leading question during direct examination; plain error; restitution; authority to immediately convert restitution award to civil judgment

, Court of Appeals , COA21-153 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Published
State v. Guinn

modification of probation; right to counsel; waiver; N.C. Gen. Stat. 15A-1242; subject-matter jurisdiction

, Court of Appeals , COA20-715 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Published
State v. Heath

motion to suppress, conflicting material evidence

, Court of Appeals , COA20-894 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Published
State v. Steele

embezzlement; fiduciary duty; jury instructions

, Court of Appeals , COA21-303 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. Ward

Sixth amendment, right to counsel, self-representation, expert witness, bolstering credibility of prosecuting witness, plain error review, ineffective assistance of counsel.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-708 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Published
Asare v. Asare

alimony, divisible property, unequal distribution

, Court of Appeals , COA20-823 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Published
Barus v. Coffey

Rule 12(b)(6), motion to modify child support

, Court of Appeals , COA21-379 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
In re: K.H.

Trial court did not err in adjudicating juvenile neglected, N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-101(15); trial court properly admitted drug test results pursuant to the business records exception to the hearsay rule, N.C. Gen. Stat. § 8C-1, Rule 803(6), trial court did not abuse its discretion in juvenile disposition order.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-795 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Published
State v. Hogan

excuse juror for cause; clerical error

, Court of Appeals , COA21-212 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Published
State v. Redmond

Fatal variance, special property interest, injury to personal property, restitution, unsold property, market value not speculative

, Court of Appeals , COA20-434 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Published
State v. Thompson

Motion to dismiss; fleeing to elude arrest; reasonable articulable suspicion; probable cause; N.C.G.S § 15A-401.