Appellate Court Opinions

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, Court of Appeals , COA17-272 (Judge Ann Calabria) , Published
State v. Krider

Probation; Probation revocation; Absconding; N.C. Gen. Stat. Section 15A-1343(b)(3a); N.C. Gen. Stat. Section 15A-1344(f); Jurisdiction

, Court of Appeals , COA17-513 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Published
State v. Lee

Self-Defense; Aggressor Doctrine

, Court of Appeals , COA17-266 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Published
State v. Leonard

Sentencing guidelines; extraordinary mitigation; abuse of discretion.

, Court of Appeals , COA17-551 (Judge Robert Hunter Jr.) , Unpublished
State v. Littlejohn

Jury Instruction on Lesser-Included Offense.

, Court of Appeals , COA17-921 (Judge John Arrowood) , Published
State v. Melton

probation revocation; absconding

, Court of Appeals , COA17-766 (Judge Robert Hunter Jr.) , Unpublished
State v. Moore

Satellite Based Monitoring.

, Court of Appeals , COA16-1065-2 (Judge Rick Elmore) , Published
State v. Simmons

On remand from Supreme Court for reconsideration in light of its decision in State v. Brice; alleged indictment-related deficiency under N.C. Gen. Stat. 15A-928 dismissed as unpreserved for appellate review under Brice; remanded for correction of clerical error

, Court of Appeals , COA17-687 (Judge Robert Hunter Jr.) , Unpublished
State v. Smith

Trial Court Revokes Defendant's Probation.

, Court of Appeals , COA17-307 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Unpublished
State v. Thorpe

Conspiracy; agreement; substantial evidence

, Court of Appeals , COA17-748 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Published
State v. Weldon

Identification Testimony, Abuse of Discretion, Character Evidence, Relevance, Plain Error, Prior Record Level, Out-of-State Offense, Substantial Similarity, Harmless Error

, Court of Appeals , COA16-1215 (Judge Donna Stroud) , Unpublished
State v. Wilson

petition for cert., probation revocation hearing, attorney fees

, Court of Appeals , COA17-440 (Judge Wanda Bryant) , Published
Stokes v. Stokes

Motion to Change Venue; Responsive Pleadings; Interlocutory Appeal

, Court of Appeals , COA17-99 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Published
Taylor v. Wake Cty.

Adequate state remedy; Direct constitutional claims pursuant to Corum v. University of North Carolina; Tort Claims Act

, Court of Appeals , COA17-918 (Judge John Tyson) , Published
USA Trouser, S.A. de C.V. v. Williams

Direct action against insurer; creditor as third-party beneficiary; Rule 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss; unfair or deceptive trade practices; bad faith claims settlement; plead fraud with particularity, NC Rule of Civil Proc. 9(b); civil conspiracy.

, Court of Appeals , COA17-61 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Published
Ballard v. Shelley

Interlocutory appeal; substantial right; no waiver of governmental immunity by purchase of excess liability insurance; Rule 12(b)(6) standard; procedural due process claim

, Court of Appeals , COA17-501 (Judge Mark Davis) , Published
Butler v. Scotland Cty. Bd. of Educ.

Failure to state exceptions in petition for judicial review of local school board decision; failure to personally serve the Board with petition for judicial review; applicability of N.C. Gen. Stat. § 150B-46 to appeal of local school board decisions

, Court of Appeals , COA17-359 (Judge Mark Davis) , Unpublished
Cook v. Cooks

Attorneys' fees; child custody and support order; criminal contempt; whether defendant acted in good faith in defending motions