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NC COA Decisions Today

By Sean E. Andrussier

Today the NC Court of Appeals (COA) released 23 published opinions (two of which arise from the same case). Five are in criminal cases, and another relates to a prisoner seeking parol. There are only two dissents. More on these cases later.

We note that today's unpublished decisions from the COA include a number of cases involving appellate rule violations -- e.g., untimely notice of appeal, untimely transcript request, omission of standard of review, omission of ground for appellate review of an interlocutory appeal, omission of notice of appeal from record on appeal, and omission of challenged trial court order from record on appeal. In many of these cases the COA noted in the alternative, in conclusory fashion, that the appeals were devoid of merit in any event.

Full post as published by North Carolina Appellate Blog on March 04, 2008 (boomark / email).