Trafficing opium/heroin by possession & manufacture;
Firearm possession by convicted felon;
Non-Mirandized Statements;
Unpreserved Error;
Motion to Suppress and in Limine;
Cross-Examination;
Closing Argument;
Motion for Appropriate Relief;
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel;

Drug Recognition Expert testimony; Rule 404(b); Rule 702(a); Rule 702 (a1); Rule 702 (a1)(3); Qualification of expert testimony; Yields absurd results; Prejudicial error; Establish malice for second-degree murder.

domestic violence protective order, felony DVPO violation, motion to dismiss, substantial evidence, Rule 404(b), similarity and temporal proximity, no error

Indictment; failure to discharge duties; obstruction of justice; jury instructions; motion to dismiss; insufficient evidence; cumulative error; jurisdictional defect; non-jurisdictional defect

N.C.G.S. § 15A-977(f); N.C.G.S. § 90-108(a)(7); keeping or maintaining a vehicle element; ineffective assistance of counsel review.

Breach of Contract;
Summary Judgment;
Illegal contract;
Genuine issues of material facts;

Improper burden shift; Order to Show Cause; Civil contempt; Alleged contemnor; Incorrect legal standard; Per se abuse of discretion.

equitable distribution; valuation; marital residence; business equipment; mathematical and clerical errors; stipulations; in-kind distribution; findings of fact

North Carolina Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b); voluntary dismissal with prejudice; excusable neglect; motion to enforce a settlement agreement; bilateral contract; material breach

Interlocutory jurisdiction; sovereign immunity; breach of contract; negligent misrepresentation; Tort Claims Act.

12(b)(6) motion to dismiss; Community Schools Use Act; governmental immunity; public official immunity; assault of a minor; negligence

Restrictive covenants, residential use agreement, Marketable Title Act, no substantial change within a community, lack of restrictive covenant violations, equity, summary judgment. 

Certificate of Need (CON)
Qualified Applicants
ALJ and COA Standards of Review
Competition
Property Right in Application
Denial as Substantial Prejudice
Dismissal of Cross Appeal

Negligence; Negligent infliction of emotional distress; Inherent risk in contact sports; Duty of care; Baseball rule; Summary judgment; Judgment on the pleadings; Failure to train a minor; Willful and wanton; Gross negligence.

separation agreement; plain language; coverture fraction; “Frozen Benefit Rule"

Neglected juvenile; adjudication; lack of evidence

Rule 3.1(e); no-merit brief; termination of parental rights; TPR; neglect; findings of fact; failure to object; abuse of discretion; best interests.

Termination of Parental Rights; Adjudication; Dependency; Disposition

DSS; Chapter 7B; Chapter 50 transfer; civil custody; visitation; adequate resources; legal significance; delegation of visitation authority to custodians; disability accommodation; continued state intervention; best interests of the child

Termination of parental rights