Appellate Court Opinions

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15,820 Appellate Court Opinions

, Supreme Court , 31PA20 (Justice Robin Hudson) , Published
JVC Enters., LLC v. City of Concord

Whether a series of local acts provided the City of Concord with the authority to levy water and wastewater connection fees for services to be furnished; whether the trial court properly granted summary judgment for the City of Concord.

, Supreme Court , 259A20 (Per Curiam) , Published
Lauziere v. Stanley Martin Cmtys., LLC

Whether the Court of Appeals erred by reversing and remanding the opinion and award of the North Carolina Industrial Commission dismissing plaintiff's workers' compensation claim with prejudice for failure to prosecute.

, Supreme Court , 385PA19 (Justice Tamara Barringer) , Published
Raleigh Hous. Auth. v. Winston

Whether a notice of lease termination provided to a tenant of public housing by a public housing authority stated specific grounds for termination as required by 24 C.F.R. 966.4(l)(3)(ii) (2019).

, Supreme Court , 22A20 (Per Curiam) , Published
Red Valve, Inc. v. Titan Valve, Inc.

Appeal pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7A-27(a)(3) from an order and opinion on plaintiffs' verified motion for order to show cause and second motion for sanctions and contempt and an order and opinion on plaintiffs' petition for reasonable expenses resulting from plaintiffs' second motion for sanctions.

, Supreme Court , 73A20 (Justice Anita Earls) , Published
State v. Corbett

Whether the trial court erred in excluding testimony relevant to defendants' claim that they acted in self-defense.

, Supreme Court , 126A18-2 (Justice Sam Ervin IV) , Published
State v. Ditenhafer

Whether the record contained sufficient evidence that defendant acted with deceit and an intent to defraud to support her conviction for felonious obstruction of justice.

, Supreme Court , 447A19 (Justice Phil Berger Jr.) , Published
State v. Fuller

Defendant appeals the Court of Appeals' opinion affirming the trial court's sex offender registration order under N.C.G.S. 14-202(l) arguing that the evidence failed to show he was a 'danger to the community.'

, Court of Appeals , COA19-1015 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Published
Farmer v. Troy Univ.

motion to dismiss; interstate sovereign immunity; Franchise Tax Board v. Hyatt; waiver of immunity; retroactive application; state constitutional claims

, Court of Appeals , COA19-912 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Published
Halterman v. Halterman

foreign custody order; foreign child support order; registration; motion to dismiss

, Court of Appeals , COA20-324 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. Arnett

Assault with deadly weapon inflicting serious injury; habitual felon; general intent; specific intent; involuntary intoxication defense; Harbison violation; ineffective assistance of counsel.

, Court of Appeals , COA19-1006 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
State v. Carpenter

First-degree sex offense; first-degree kidnapping; aiding or abetting; lesser included offense; jury instructions.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-243 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Published
State v. Perdomo

plain error review; vouching for credibility of child-victim; closing the courtroom; ineffective assistance of counsel

, Court of Appeals , COA20-292 (Judge Darren Jackson) , Published
King v. Duke Energy Progress, LLC

trespass to timber; measure of damages where trees are ornamental and have little or no commercial value after being cut; replacement cost constitutes competent evidence of diminution in value of real estate owned for personal use

, Court of Appeals , COA19-1063 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Published
State v. Corpening

? jurisdictional defect under North Carolina Rule of Appellate Procedure 3(d)
? motion to dismiss allowed
? petition for writ of certiorari granted
? attorney's fees