Appellate Court Opinions

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19,592 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA21-179 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
Morris v. Morris

child support, postseparation support, divorce, findings of fact, equitable distribution, conclusions of law

, Court of Appeals , COA21-446 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Unpublished
N.C. State Conf. of the NAACP v. State of N.C.

Facial constitutional challenge of legislative enactment; motion to dismiss based on sovereign immunity; interlocutory appeal; petition for writ of certiorari; lack of standing; vacated

, Court of Appeals , COA21-604 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Unpublished
Newton v. Newton

Temporary custody order; interlocutory appeal; lack of jurisdiction.

, Court of Appeals , COA21-539 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Unpublished
O'Neal v. Burley

Partnership dissolution; classification, distribution, and allocation of partnership property; interlocutory appeal; dismissed

, Court of Appeals , COA21-67 (Judge April Wood) , Unpublished
Smith v. Grant

North Carolina Child Support Guidelines; Worksheet A; Worksheet B; Child Support Order; Abuse of Discretion; Primary Physical Custody; Share Custody; Per Year.

, Court of Appeals , COA21-195 (Judge John Tyson) , Unpublished
Smith v. Smith

Absolute divorce, NCGS 50-6; failure to timely assert post-separation support, NCGS 50-11(c); motion to recuse; failure to timely appeal; N.C. Rule Appellate Procedure 3; NCGS 1A-1, Rule 58.

, Court of Appeals , COA21-510 (Judge John Arrowood) , Unpublished
State v. Clark

jury instruction; flight; assault by strangulation; assault on a female; statutory mandate; sentencing multiple counts of assault

, Court of Appeals , COA21-145 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Unpublished
State v. Evans

first-degree murder, kidnapping, felon, drug, heroin, motion for appropriate relief, closing argument, prosecution witness, district attorney, drug trafficking, immunity agreement, substantial assistance, evidentiary hearing, impermissible vouching, severance, joinder, limiting instruction, cross-examination

, Court of Appeals , COA21-391 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Unpublished
State v. Green

Harbison Error; Felony Speeding to Elude Arrest; Petition for Writ of Certiorari

, Court of Appeals , COA21-304 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Unpublished
State v. Griffin

Petition for writ of habeas corpus under N.C. Gen. Stat. 17-33(2); lawfulness of incarceration during Covid-19 pandemic; affirming summary denial of habeas petition; failure to comply with N.C. Gen. Stat. 17-7.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-881 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
State v. Hawkins

redacted statement to law enforcement, joint trial, Confrontation Clause, evidence, crime scene photograph, motion to disqualify, first degree murder

, Court of Appeals , COA21-180 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
State v. Hendricks

motion for appropriate relief; procedural default; N.C. Gen. Stat. 15A-1419

, Court of Appeals , COA21-90 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Unpublished
State v. Jordan

Fourth Amendment; motion to suppress; competent evidence supported findings of fact and findings of fact supported conclusions of law;

, Court of Appeals , COA20-912 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Unpublished
State v. Lewis

sex offense, indecent liberties, child, witness statement, no objection, DNA, sufficient evidence, Eighth Amendment

, Court of Appeals , COA21-507 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Unpublished
State v. Point

robbery with a dangerous weapon; common law robbery; jury instructions; lesser included offense; attorneys' fees; notice and opportunity to be heard

, Court of Appeals , COA20-824 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Unpublished
State v. Powell

Rule 404(b); Indecent Liberties with a Child; Similarity of Prior Sexual Assault

, Court of Appeals , COA21-464 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Unpublished
State v. Trull

Petition for writ of certiorari; post-conviction DNA testing; materiality; no reasonable probability that the verdict would have been more favorable to Defendant

, Court of Appeals , COA21-377 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Unpublished
State v. Turner

Evidence admissible as a recorded recollection, N.C. Gen. Stat. 8C-1, Rule 803(5); Defendant established neither ineffective assistance of counsel nor ineffective assistance of counsel per se; judgment vacated and remanded for resentencing where lack of documentation of defendant's prior convictions impeded defendant's right to appeal his sentence.

, Court of Appeals , COA20-725 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Unpublished
State v. Whitford

Pretrial Determination of Immunity; Instructional Error; Repetitive or Excessive Evidence.