Motion to amend complaint, necessary party, state agency, sovereign immunity, fraudulent concealment, attorneys' fees

Summary judgment; liability for tortious acts of third party; failure to show the defendant's knowledge of dangerous propensities

Appellate jurisdiction; 3.1; permanency planning order; visitation; guardianship; discretion to guardian over visitation; future review hearings; failure to make adequate progress on case plans.

N.C. Gen. Stat. 7B-101(1); abuse; exclusive care of parent

Neglect; Abuse; Adjudication; Disposition; Non-Secure Custody; Affirmed; Findings of Fact; Conclusions of Law

Adjudication of neglect; probability of future neglect; not currently residing with parent; substantial risk of future neglect; failure to remedy; sufficiency of evidence.

termination of parental rights, unsanitary home environment, willful failure to make reasonable progress, N.C.G.S. 7B-111(a)(2)

Contempt; Subject Matter Jurisdiction: Protective Order: Consent Order; Child Custody; Discovery; Medical Records

divorce; alimony; contempt of court

jurisdiction, file stamp, order

bench trial; findings of fact; Rule 52

Civil contempt; willfulness; purge conditions; substantial change of circumstances

Child support; subject matter jurisdiction; issue preservation

Plain error review; instructional and evidentiary errors; jury instructions; preservation of issues; Sexual offense with a child by an adult; prior sexual act; admissibility of testimony; no plain error.

Attempted act of incest; completed act of incest; motion to dismiss; jury instructions; plain error; admission of improper opinion testimony

reversible error; jury instruction; actual/constructive possession

fleeing to elude arrest;
Anders Brief;
Plea Argument;
Pro Se Appeal

substantial evidence; larceny; dash-cam footage; ineffective assistance of counsel

forfeiture by wrongdoing, confrontation clause, unavailable witness

Post-Release Supervision, Confrontation Clause, Ankle Monitor