Appellate Court Opinions

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19,709 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA19-730 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
Williams v. Enter. Holdings, Inc.

Rule 12(b)(6) dismissal; timeliness of notice of appeal; waiver; statutory authority of retired emergency district court judge; compliance with local court rules

, Court of Appeals , COA19-890 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
Caymus Constr. Co., Inc. v. Janowiak

Breach of contract; defamation; trespass; error preservation rule for challenges to jury instructions; motion to dismiss at trial treated as motion for directed verdict; directed verdict on trespass to real property claim; costs award limited by statute

, Court of Appeals , COA19-711 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
In re NS

permanency planning order; ceasing reunification efforts; guardianship verification

, Court of Appeals , COA19-452 (Judge Linda McGee) , Unpublished
State v. Brown

N.C.G.S. § 15A-1343(b)(3a); Probation Violation; Absconding; Willfulness

, Court of Appeals , COA19-919 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Unpublished
State v. Buchanan

habitual felon status, obtaining property by false pretense, writ of certiorari, re-sentencing, mandate, vacate

, Court of Appeals , COA19-1101 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
State v. Chavis

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-34.1(b), discharging firearm into occupied dwelling; motion to dismiss, substantial evidence

, Court of Appeals , COA19-722 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
State v. Dickens

Second degree murder; driving while impaired; admission of prior DWI convictions to prove intent; jury instructions; double jeopardy

, Court of Appeals , COA19-903 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Unpublished
State v. Grantham

Review of closing argument where no objection made at trial.

, Court of Appeals , COA19-920 (Judge Linda McGee) , Unpublished
State v. Hardin

section 15A?1343.2(d)(1), sentencing, remand

, Court of Appeals , COA19-539 (Judge Wanda Bryant) , Unpublished
State v. House

Anders Brief; write of certiorari; DWI; probation.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-39 (Judge Christopher Brook) , Unpublished
State v. Mitchell

motion to suppress; unchallenged factual findings are binding on appeal; findings supported denial of motion to suppress absent challenged findings; challenged findings presumed to be supported by competent evidence where record on appeal did not include evidence supporting or undermining them

, Court of Appeals , COA19-771 (Judge John Tyson) , Unpublished
State v. Shackleford

Petition for writ of certiorari; motion to dismiss; Alford plea; Anders brief.

, Court of Appeals , COA19-527 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Unpublished
State v. Swindell

Submitting lesser-included offenses of trafficking in heroin to the jury; Plain error

, Court of Appeals , COA18-1295-2 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
State v. Tucker

Satellite-based monitoring; State's burden to show reasonableness under Fourth Amendment

, Court of Appeals , COA19-1017 (Judge Wanda Bryant) , Unpublished
State v. White

Witness Testimony; Plain Error; Electronic Monitoring Device.

, Court of Appeals , COA19-990 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Unpublished
State v. Wyatt

4th Amendment; denial of motion to suppress; specific basis justifying search; reasonable steps taken during search to protect privacy