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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20,131 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA17-1175 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Unpublished
Newton v. Gariepy

Permanent Custody, Temporary custody order, Psychological evaluation, Best interest of the child, Abuse of discretion.

, Court of Appeals , COA18-75 (Judge Phil Berger Jr.) , Unpublished
State v. Alfonso

possession of cocaine; constructive possession; car owned by third party; motion to dismiss; sufficiency of the evidence

, Court of Appeals , COA17-1082 (Judge Phil Berger Jr.) , Unpublished
State v. Barnette

Reasonable suspicion; traffic stop; motion to suppress; competent evidence; DWI

, Court of Appeals , COA17-1311 (Judge Phil Berger Jr.) , Unpublished
State v. Becker

DWI; driving while impaired; drunk driving; impairment at the time of driving; four-wheeler; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-138.1; motion to dismiss

, Court of Appeals , COA17-1331 (Judge Phil Berger Jr.) , Unpublished
State v. Belk

defendant present during all stages of trial; defendant absent from trial; defendant absent during jury charge conference

, Court of Appeals , COA17-963 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Unpublished
State v. Black

motion to suppress, motion of intent to appeal

, Court of Appeals , COA17-1062 (Judge Phil Berger Jr.) , Unpublished
State v. Brown

presence at scene; felony murder; discharge weapon into occupied residence; insufficient evidence; motion to dismiss

, Court of Appeals , COA17-829 (Judge Linda McGee) , Unpublished
State v. Cheek

Anders Brief, Post-conviction DNA testing, Materiality of DNA evidence

, Court of Appeals , COA17-764 (Judge Phil Berger Jr.) , Unpublished
State v. Ferguson

possession of firearm by felon; constructive possession; insufficient evidence; motion to dismiss

, Court of Appeals , COA17-1316 (Judge Mark Davis) , Unpublished
State v. Foor

Assault w/ deadly weapon; robbery with dangerous weapon; redacting video interview; relevance of evidence; restitution award

, Court of Appeals , COA17-912 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Unpublished
State v. Garcia

Traffic stop, Suppressing evidence, Prolonging traffic stop, Probable cause, Reasonable suspicion, Trafficking contraband, Consent, Automobile exception.

, Court of Appeals , COA17-1246 (Judge Mark Davis) , Unpublished
State v. Harvey

Imperfect self-defense; perfect self-defense; jury instruction; second-degree murder

, Court of Appeals , COA18-85 (Judge Phil Berger Jr.) , Unpublished
State v. Haywood

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-95(e)(9); possession of controlled substance in penal institution; possession of marijuana; motion to dismiss

, Court of Appeals , COA17-1030 (Judge Phil Berger Jr.) , Unpublished
State v. Melgarejo

constructive possession; exclusive control; rented house where drugs were found; constructive possession with roommate

, Court of Appeals , COA17-1215 (Judge Rick Elmore) , Unpublished
State v. Miller

Maintaining dwelling for keeping or selling cocaine; insufficient evidence of keeping; N.C. Gen. Stat. 90-108(a)(7)

, Court of Appeals , COA17-742 (Judge Linda McGee) , Unpublished
State v. Naranjo

Anders Brief, Post-conviction DNA testing, Effect of guilty plea, Materiality of DNA evidence

, Court of Appeals , COA17-1270 (Judge Phil Berger Jr.) , Unpublished
State v. Pless

Rule 404(b); prior drug transaction; intervene ex mero motu