Appellate Court Opinions

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35,531 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA15-268 (Judge Martha Geer) , Unpublished
State v. Felton

Admission of video recordings; plain error

, Court of Appeals , COA15-500 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Unpublished
State v. Gray

Malicious maiming; AISBI; jury instructions; carrying a concealed weapon; various aggravating factors; IAC claim.

, Court of Appeals , COA15-497 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Unpublished
State v. Maness

ineffective assistance of counsel, motion for appropriate relief, possession of a firearm by a felon

, Court of Appeals , COA15-302 (Judge Linda McGee) , Unpublished
State v. McLendon-Brown

Maximum sentence term; obtaining property by false pretenses; sufficiency of indictment

, Court of Appeals , COA15-695 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
State v. Molina

Indictment; Fatal Variance; Sufficiency of the Evidence

, Court of Appeals , COA15-666 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
State v. Pugh

Motion to dismiss; Robbery with a firearm

, Court of Appeals , COA15-642 (Judge Chris Dillon) , Unpublished
State v. Rogers

False pretenses; fatal variance; misrepresentation proven at trial varied materially from that charged in indictment

, Court of Appeals , COA15-733 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
State v. Sellers

Factual basis for acceptance of plea

, Court of Appeals , COA15-573 (Judge Linda Stephens) , Unpublished
State v. Shaw

Self-defense jury instructions; right to remain silent; double jeopardy

, Court of Appeals , COA15-806 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
State v. Stasiv

False pretenses- illegal wire transfer

, Court of Appeals , COA15-871 (Judge John Tyson) , Unpublished
State v. White

Voluntary manslaughter; Rule of Evidence 404(a); Rules of Evidence 401 and 403; ineffective assistance of counsel.

, Court of Appeals , COA15-419 (Judge Linda McGee) , Unpublished
State v. York

Joinder; doctrine of recent possession

, Court of Appeals , COA15-246 (Judge Ann Calabria) , Published
Steele v City of Durham

Negligence; Legal duty owed by City to maintain municipal sidewalk beside State-owned highway; Genuine issues of material fact and contributory negligence precluded summary judgment.

, Court of Appeals , COA15-265 (Judge Ann Calabria) , Unpublished
Whitehurst v. Alexander Cnty.,

Zoning; Interpretation and application of ordinance; Expansion of nonconforming use; Petitioner's challenge to Board of Adjustment's dismissal of zoning violation issued against respondent.

, Supreme Court , 557PA13 (Justice Barbara Jackson) , Published
Irving v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Bd. of Educ.

Wreck allegedly caused by negligence of driver of school activity bus; whether school activity buses are covered by the State Tort Claims Act under N.C.G.S. 143-300.1.

, Supreme Court , 181PA15 (Per Curiam) , Published
Lloyd v. Bailey

Action against county sheriff for wrongful discharge based on political considerations; whether sheriff's department employees are 'county employees' entitled to protection under N.C.G.S. 153A-99; whether plaintiff's dismissal violated his rights under the federal or state constitutions; whether summary judgment should have been granted for the sheriff.