Retired State Employees;
Class Action Suit Sovereign Immunity;
Interlocutory appeal;
Substantial Right;
Cost of Living Allowances;
Contractual Right;
N.C. Gen. Stat. § Sec. 135-5;

termination; parental; rights; neglect; future neglect; relapse; substance abuse; case plan

termination of parental rights, reasonable progress, unchallenged findings

Termination of Parental Rights; Disposition; Potential Relative Placement; Best Interest of the Child; No Abuse of Discretion; Affirmed.

N.C. Utilities Commission, N.C.G.S.62-111, transfer of utilities

3.1; Neglect; Dependency

Abuse, neglect, and dependency

civil contempt, 50C order, criminal contempt

probation revocation, absconding, supervision, clerical error

Statutory rape/indecent liberties; trial court erred in sentencing

Probation; Revocation; Absconding; Relevant Evidence; Willful Evasion; Affirmed

constructive possession, curative instruction, improper expression of judicial opinion

motion for mistrial, deadlocked jury, "Allen" instruction, N.C.G.S.15A-1235(c)

motion to dismiss for insufficient evidence, identity of perpetrator, substantial evidence

felony assault by strangulation, sufficiency of the evidence, de novo

child abuse, jury instruction, proposed modification

plain error review, abuse of discretion review, dicta

petition for writ of certiorari; competency hearing; sua sponte; due process; substantial evidence; bona fide doubt

Probation Revocation; Probation Violation Report; Willful Violation; No Abuse of Discretion; Affirmed

direct criminal contempt; N.C. Gen. Stat. 5A-11(a); statutory interpretation