motion to suppress evidence, industrial hemp, marijuana, State v Little 905 S.E.2d 907 (N.C.Ct.App.2024)

instruction; invited error; object; participate; craft; request; consent; pattern; plain error; prejudice; voluntary manslaughter; first degree murder; not guilty; mandate; verdict sheet; hearsay; excited utterance; reasonable probability; startling; spontaneous; reflection; time; lapse; extreme stress; chaotic; shooting; cumulative error

independent review, Anders brief, possession of methamphetamine, wholly frivolous

Repossession of personal property;
Breach of contract;
Absence of Evidence;
Incomplete order;

Child Maltreatment Registry; final agency decision; scope of review by superior court; whole-record review; revocation of childcare license; rational basis; sufficiency of the evidence; role of General Assembly.

notice of appeal; motion to reconsider; Rule 59

just cause for dismissal; unacceptable personal conduct; office of administrative hearings; N.C. Gen. Stat. 126-35; directed verdict

jurisdiction, file stamp, order

domestic violence protective order; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 50B, sufficient findings of fact to support the denial of domestic violence protective order; fear of imminent serious bodily injury or continued harassment that rose to the level of substantial emotional distress

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

subject matter jurisdiction, equitable distribution, alimony, Rule 60, revocable trust, stipulations, abuse of discretion, clerical error

trespass; nuisance; competent evidence supports finding of fact; ambiguity; damages; injunctive relief;

Child custody; jurisdiction of juvenile court

Subject matter jurisdiction, administrative law, North Carolina Human Resources Act, State employee, local entity under the North Carolina Human Resources Act, improper appeal procedure. 

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.

Termination of parental rights;
Waiver of Right to counsel;
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1111(a)(2);
Failure to make reasonable progress;
Failure to Support;

subject matter jurisdiction, UCCJEA, N.C. Gen. Stat. § 50A-201, home state, transferring to Chapter 50, N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-911(c), In re H.S.F., 182 N.C. App. 739, 645 S.E.2d 383, (2007).

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