Rule 12(b)(1) motion; Rule 12(b)(6) motion; amount in controversy; nuisance claim; trespass claim; lack of standing; failure to state a claim; matters outside the pleadings; dismissal without prejudice.

guardianship, limitation on testimony, failure to progress on case plan

Termination of parental rights; subsection 7B-1111(a)(5); Rule 3.1(e).

Termination of parental rights; neglect; issue preservation.

equitable distribution, sufficiency of liquid assets, pension plan, in kind distribution

Motion to dismiss; discharging a firearm within an enclosure to incite fear; jury instruction; possession of a firearm by a felon; acting in concert.

defendant's right to a properly constituted jury, request to withdraw waiver of counsel

first-degree statutory sex offense, indecent liberties, jury instructions, ineffective assistance of counsel, unanimous jury verdict, de novo, indictment, no prejudicial error.  

First-Degree Murder; prior bad acts; sufficiency of evidence

Assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill; possession of a firearm by a felon; Rule 404(b).

plea; guilty; petition for writ of certiorari; trial court; NCGS 15A-1444; merit; error; extraordinary circumstances; sentencing; multiple; concurrent; consecutive.

confrontation clause, Sixth Amendment, DNA analysis, expert witness testimony, argument preservation

Per se ineffective assistance of counsel; Harbison inquiry; defendant's knowing consent to admission of guilt.

photographic identification of defendant, murder of an unborn child, indictment, knowledge of pregnancy, N.C.G.S. 14-23.2(a), N.C.G.S. 14-23.8

breaking and/or entering a motor vehicle, motion to dismiss, sufficiency of the evidence

Child custody; credibility; best interest of child

negligence, proximate cause, expert witness, directed verdict

Common-law negligence; known and obvious danger.

permanency planning order, cessation of reunification efforts, ultimate findings, evidentiary findings, guardianship, affirmed.