Neglected and Dependent Juvenile; Adjudication; Reasonable Efforts

Summary judgment; child support delinquency; intercepted funds

Child custody; N.C.G.S. § 50-91; parenting coordinator; child custody.

First Amendment, motion to dismiss, as-applied constitutional challenge, conduct-based regulation, second-degree trespass, expressive conduct, jury instructions, preservation, substantial deviation, no error. 

Rule 404(b); Rule 403; motion to dismiss; jury instructions; double jeopardy; reversible error; plain error

Juror misconduct; Jury instructions when Defendant fails to appear at trial; Proceeding with trial in Defendant’s absence

petition for writ of certiorari; no merit or probable error; motion to dismiss; special jury instruction; probable cause; misdemeanor; assault on a government official; resisting, delaying, obstructing a police officer; ineffective assistance of counsel; motion for appropriate relief.

second-degree murder; motion to dismiss; unlawfulness; self-defense; perfect self-defense; imperfect self-defense; aggressor; jury instruction; harmless error; de novo; substantial evidence.

Trafficking opium/heroin; Lab Tested Sample/Untested Lab Sample; Rule 401; Rule 403; Rule 702; Expert Testimony; Plain error

motion to continue, voluntary and unexplained absence, failure to strike, improper vouching, confidential informant, actual conflict, right to counsel, abuse of discretion, no plain error, prior record level, consecutive sentences, no error. 

sentencing; wide latitude; consecutive sentences; improper considerations; no error.

residual hearsay exceptions, self-defense, offer of proof, preservation, abuse of discretion, preliminary ruling, dismiss. 

Summary Judgment; Private Nuisance; Easement; Declaratory Judgment; Injunctive Relief; Sanctions; Real Property

Default judgment; entry of default; set aside; Rule 60(b)(4); Void; Rule 12; Service of Process; Personal Jurisdiction; Rule 4; Process Server; Sheriff; Equitable estoppel; Waiver; Competent Evidence; Abuse of Discretion.

Summary Judgement, Adverse Possession, Permissive Use, Hostile Use, Continuous Use, Trespass, Rule 34 Sanctions.

Termination of parental rights; child-support payments; willful abandonment; N.C.G.S. § 7B-1111.

termination of parental rights; TPR; neglect; dependency, willful failure to correct removal conditions; permanent plan; reunification; DSS; arrest; drugs; substance abuse; housing; treatment; probation; case plan; inadequate progress; abuse of discretion; de novo; unchallenged findings of fact; likelihood of future neglect; best interests.

neglected juveniles; waiver of appellate review; post-petition evidence; mental illness

termination of parental rights; TPR; closing argument; preservation; Rule 2; DSS; neglect; domestic violence; substance abuse; custody; reunification; constitutional argument; failure to object; proper hearing.