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No Error Found in Calculation of Prior Record Level by Wake County Court
State of North Carolina vs. Mark Anthony Stanford (COA24-700), is a case out of Wake County that looks at the application N.C.G.S. §14-7.6 and N.C.G.S. §15A-1340.14(d) in the sentencing of a defendant who has attained habitual felon status. Mr. Stanford...
Appellate Court Applies Invited Error Doctrine in Dismissing Appeal in Wake County Case
State of North Carolina vs. Rigoberto Mateos Mendez (COA24-1060), is a case out of Wake County that illustrates the importance of being cognizant about when a defendant gives notice of appeal and carefully crafting the questions that are asked on...
Wake County Sex Offender Registration Order Affirmed by Appellate Court
State of North Carolina vs. Sean Kelly Jones (COA25-1058), is a case out of Wake County where Mr. Jones entered plea of guilty in superior court but raises aspects of the judgement before the North Carolina Court of Appeals. This case presents insight on the...
In Recognition of the 59th Year of the North Carolina Court of Appeals
October 1, 2026, marked the 59th anniversary of the first session of the North Carolina Court of Appeals. The North Carolina General Assembly created the Court of Appeals in 1967 following a 1965 amendment to the North Carolina Constitution which authorized its...
Judgment in Orange County Felony Stalking and DVPO Case Upheld by Appellate Court
State of North Carolina vs. Frankie Eugene Shipman (COA25-682), is a case out of Orange County that looks at the notice requirements for someone who is subject to a domestic violence protection order (DVPO). Additionally, the North Carolina Court of Appeals also looks...
Plain Error in Jury Instruction Leads to Remand of Durham County Case
State of North Carolina vs. James Fredrick Bowman (COA23-82-2), is a case out of Durham County with an interesting trial and appellate procedural history. The case was before the North Carolina Court of Appeals twice. Initially, it was reversed in part and remanded...
No Error Found in Admission of Officer’s Lay Opinion Testimony in Durham Case
In State of North Carolina vs. Peter Stevenson (COA25-1035), a case out of Durham County, Mr. Stevenson raises two issues on appeal. First he asserts that the trial court erred by instructing the jury on the aggressor doctrine. Second, he argues that the trial court...
Appeals Court Finds No Violation of Fourth Amendment in Wake County Case
In State of North Carolina vs. Krystal Diane Reynolds (COA25-546), Ms. Reynolds appeals the trial court’s denial of her motion to suppress. In this unpublished opinion out of Wake County, the appellate Court conducts a very fact intensive review. The Court’s review...
Superior Court Invokes Rarely Used Statute in High Profile Orange County Murder Case
On September 18, 2026, an Orange County Superior Cout Judge ruled a defendant not guilty by reason of insanity in the August 28, 2023, shooting death of a UNC-Chapel Hill associate professor. Tailei Qi was charged with first-degree murder in the death of associate...
Admission of a Video Interview Into Evidence at Trial Upheld by Appellate Court
In an unpublished opinion filed in September of 2026, the North Carolina Court of Appeals addressed a very important evidentiary issue in a child sex offense case. The State of North Carolina v. Michael James Crum (COA25-1008) is a case out of Lee County where Mr....
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