Juvenile; Invited error

3.1 parental termination; best interests of child analysis

motion to dismiss for insufficient evidence; simple assault; disorderly conduct

Interlocutory Appeal;
Entry of Default;
Rule 60(b) Motion;
Petition for Writ of Certiorari;
Appellate Rule 21(b);

Interlocutory appeal; partial summary judgment; breach of contract claim; partial summary judgment on contract damages; genuine issues of material fact as to remaining portion of contract damages; substantial right

Child custody;
Rule 60(b);
Child support;
Cohabitation;
Content judgment;

Jury instructions defining terrorize in breaking or entering prosecution; plain error.

Second degree murder; fatal motor vehicle accident; challenge to admission of expert testimony; plain error; accident reconstruction; retrograde extrapolation; ruling on discovery violation; Rule 404(b) evidence of license revocation; motion to dismiss; sufficiency of evidence of driving and malice

habitual impaired driving; plain error; post-arrest silence; opinion testimony; motor vehicle collision; State?s closing argument; ex mero motu

trial court did not err in admitting hearsay statements of victim as hearsay declarant's state of mind at the time of the statement; trial court did not err in denying defendant's motion to dismiss where evidence of motive and opportunity were sufficient to support first-degree murder charge

first-degree murder, police interrogation, jury instruction

Prior inconsistent statements, impeachment, material versus collateral, extrinsic evidence.

evidence; Rule 404(b); Rule 403; sex crimes

Jury instructions; lesser included offense; all the evidence tends to show a shooting with a deadly weapon with the intent to kill.

Rules of Evidence 403 and 412, false accusation of sexual assault, disputed recollection, low probative value.

Misdemeanor stalking; challenge to exclusion of evidence; requirement of offer of proof; term of probation exceeding statutory authority; civil judgment for attorneys' fees; notice and opportunity to be heard

petition for writ of certiorari; 18 U.S.C. section 2703(d); historical CSLI; probable cause; confidential informant; good-faith exception to the exclusionary rule

motion to dismiss for insufficient evidence, self-defense instructions, closing arguments, ex mero motu

no plain error; no probable impact on jury verdict

Waiver of Counsel, Assault with a Deadly Weapon Inflicting Serious Injury, Sufficiency of the Evidence, N.C. R. App. 10 (a), N.C. R. App. 2.