Whether the trial court erred by denying defendant's motion to dismiss; whether the State violated defendant's constitutional right to a speedy trial under Barker v. Wingo.

Appeal from the judgment of the trial court after a jury returned a guilty verdict on charges of possession of various controlled substances; whether the Court of Appeals erred by holding that the trial court did not commit error when it instructed the jury on the theory of possession of controlled substances by 'acting in concert' based on the evidence presented at trial.

Whether the Court of Appeals erred in holding that the trial court violated defendant's due-process rights by failing to conduct a competency hearing prior to or during defendant's trial.

Whether defendant's due process rights were violated when the trial court determined that she was voluntarily absent from the proceedings without first conducting a competency hearing.

Whether hands and arms can serve as a deadly weapon for purposes of the felony-murder rule; Whether the trial court's erroneous instruction that a garden hoe could serve as a deadly weapon for purposes of the felony-murder rule constituted prejudicial error.

Whether the admission of improper vouching testimony by a DSS investigator was plain error in a child sexual assault prosecution.

Whether the trial court erred in certifying a feepayer class and a refund class pursuant to a motion filed by plaintiffs to certify classes and subclasses under Rule 23 of the North Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure.

Termination of parental rights; whether the trial court abused its discretion by concluding that terminating respondents' parental rights was in the best interests of the juveniles.

Appeal from an order terminating respondent-mother's parental rights; whether the evidence supports the trial court's findings of fact and whether the findings of fact support the conclusion that respondent-mother's parental rights in the juveniles should be terminated pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(6) (2019).

Termination of parental rights; best interests; abuse of discretion standard of review; parent-child bond not a bar to termination.

Termination of parental rights; no-merit brief.

Termination of parental rights; probability of repetition of neglect under N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1); preservation of issues for appeal pursuant to N.C. R. App. P. 10(a)(1); juvenile's opposition to adoption not controlling of trial court's best interests determination under N.C.G.S. 7B-1110(a).

Whether the trial court erred in adjudicating grounds to terminate respondent's parental rights under N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(7).

Appeal from orders terminating respondent-father and respondent-mother's parental rights pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1) and (2) (2019); whether the evidence supports the findings of fact and whether the findings support the conclusion that respondents' parental rights in the children should be terminated pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1).

Termination of parental rights pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1), (7), (9); No-merit review pursuant to Rule 3.1(e) of the North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure.

Appeal from orders terminating respondent-mother's parental rights; termination of respondent-mother's parental rights pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1), (2), (6); neglect; failure to make reasonable progress; dependency.

Termination of parental rights pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1) and (2); failure to make substantial progress as indicator of likelihood of future neglect.

Appeal from order terminating parental rights; whether the trial court abused its discretion in not conducting a competency inquiry to determine whether respondent-mother was entitled to appointment of a guardian ad litem; whether poverty and respondent-mother's mental health excused neglect as grounds for termination; whether the trial court erred in failing to consider poverty, respondent-mother's mental health, or dispositional alternatives at the dispositional stage; whether the trial court complied with the requirements of the Indian Child Welfare Act before terminating parental rights.

Appeal from an order terminating parental rights; whether the trial court abused its discretion by not conducting a second competency inquiry and appointing respondent a guardian ad litem under Rule 17.