juvenile delinquency; mandatory referral to area mental health services director when trial court presented with evidence that juvenile is mentally ill

Parental rights; termination; domestic violence; DVPO; abandonment; willfulness; child support; notice

termination of parental rights; neglected juvenile

termination of parental rights; neglected juvenile

termination of parental rights, no merit brief, Rule 3.1(e)

Wills, property rights, life estate, remaindermen, timber rights, trover, indemnity

Full Faith and Credit; service of process; default judgment; foreign jurisdiction

Workers' Compensation

Preservation; Plain Error; Motions to Suppress; N.C. Gen. Stat § 15A-975(c)

Anders

sufficiency of the evidence; assault upon a law enforcement agency animal; N.C.R. App. P. 2; jury instruction; plain error

Sentencing; aggravating Factors; Stipulation

Collateral Attack; IAC; Motion to Dismiss.

Vouching; Credibility; Invited Error; Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Motion for Appropriate Relief; Cross-Examination; Sexual Abuse; Expert; Trial Counsel; Appellate Counsel

Rule 404(b)

Solicitation by Computer; Appearing at a Location; Entrapment; Motion to Dismiss; Rule 2; Jury Instruction; Confession; Closing Argument; ex mero motu; Clerical Error

Motion to Dismiss; Preservation; Rule 10.

appellate jurisdiction; untimely notice of appeal; writ of certiorari; admission of a videotape as substantive/illustrative evidence; preservation of alleged errors by trial court; imposition of civil judgment for attorney's fees without notice and opportunity to be heard

Second Degree Forcible Rape; Penetration.

Conflicting Court of Appeals Precedent; In re Civil Penalty; Authority of Court of Appeals Panels to Overrule Earlier Panel Decisions