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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34,192 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA19-722 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished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 , COA19-518 (Judge Allegra Collins) , Published
State v. English

substantial evidence of first-degree kidnapping; intent to terrorize; assault; conflicting testimony

, Court of Appeals , COA19-608 (Judge John Arrowood) , Published
State v. Gore

motion to suppress - unreasonable search and seizure; historical cell-site location information; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-262 and 15A-263; court order supported by probable cause

, Court of Appeals , COA19-903 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Unpublished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 , COA19-473 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Published
State v. Hamer

waiver of jury trial; N.C. Gen. Stat. 15A-1201

, Court of Appeals , COA19-920 (Judge Linda McGee) , Unpublished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, Court of Appeals , COA19-539 (Judge Wanda Bryant) , Unpublished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 , COA19-787 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Published
State v. Hutchens

Satellite-based monitoring
Reasonable search
Special Purpose
Recidivism

, Court of Appeals , COA19-191 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Published
State v. Johnson

Diminished capacity; bipolar disorder; jailhouse calls; rebuttal evidence; felony murder; armed robbery; psychological evaluation

, Court of Appeals , COA20-39 (Judge Christopher Brook) , Unpublished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, Court of Appeals , COA19-771 (Judge John Tyson) , Unpublished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 , COA19-790 (Judge Tobias Hampson) , Published
State v. Smith

Grounds for setting aside bond forfeiture; Failure to make material findings of fact; Appellate review of written order.

, 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 , COA19-692 (Judge Christopher Brook) , Published
State v. Williamson

robbery with a dangerous weapon; fatal variance argument not preserved for appellate review; evidence of dangerousness required to support submission of robbery with a dangerous weapon charge to jury; evidence that gun was inoperable or non-deadly insufficient on its own to establish dangerousness of gun; absence of evidence of dangerousness of inoperable or non-deadly gun required dismissal of robbery with a dangerous weapon charge; improper judicial comment on the evidence; prejudice showing not met by judicial comment on the evidence; no record of required habitual felon colloquy required remand for habitual felon colloquy or proof of habitual felon status

, 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