Deviation from Pattern Jury Instruction; Jury Instruction on Actual and Constructive Possession; Subject-Matter Jurisdiction to Correct Judgment After Notice of Appeal.

Witness testimony, victim, ineffective assistance of counsel; sexual assault,credibility.

common law robbery; substantial evidence of continuous transaction supported denial of motion to dismiss; admission of Rule 404(b) evidence was harmless, if error; inadequate notice and opportunity to be heard on award of attorney's fees

non-probate assets; motion to dismiss; lack of subject matter jurisdiction; failure to state a claim; conversion; unjust enrichment; constructive trust; statute of limitations; undue influence; interference with inheritance; potential economic advantage; breach of fiduciary duty; constructive fraud

Equitable distribution; intangible goodwill; reasonably approximate value of business; qualification of expert witness; tax implications of equitable distribution; distribution of assets

Medical malpractice; nurses; nurse specializations; use of illustrative exhibit; jury instructions

clear and convincing evidence supports finding of fact and conclusion of law that juvenile is an abused juvenile;

Placement of juvenile; preference for relative; guardianship; parental rights; visitation; changed circumstances.

abuse and neglect adjudications; sufficiency of findings to support adjudications of abuse and neglect; absence of evidence supporting inference of probable abuse precluded adjudication of abuse; insufficient findings to support adjudication of neglect

adjudication of abuse and neglect of juvenile; civil deposition request; admissibility of expert testimony

Medical Malpractice, Summary Judgment

Drug Field Test Results; Habitual Felon Enhancement; Waiver to challenge guilty plea

substantial evidence of first-degree kidnapping; intent to terrorize; assault; conflicting testimony

motion to suppress - unreasonable search and seizure; historical cell-site location information; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-262 and 15A-263; court order supported by probable cause

waiver of jury trial; N.C. Gen. Stat. 15A-1201

Satellite-based monitoring
Reasonable search
Special Purpose
Recidivism

Diminished capacity; bipolar disorder; jailhouse calls; rebuttal evidence; felony murder; armed robbery; psychological evaluation

Grounds for setting aside bond forfeiture; Failure to make material findings of fact; Appellate review of written order.

robbery with a dangerous weapon; fatal variance argument not preserved for appellate review; evidence of dangerousness required to support submission of robbery with a dangerous weapon charge to jury; evidence that gun was inoperable or non-deadly insufficient on its own to establish dangerousness of gun; absence of evidence of dangerousness of inoperable or non-deadly gun required dismissal of robbery with a dangerous weapon charge; improper judicial comment on the evidence; prejudice showing not met by judicial comment on the evidence; no record of required habitual felon colloquy required remand for habitual felon colloquy or proof of habitual felon status