Medical malpractice; nurses; nurse specializations; use of illustrative exhibit; jury instructions

clear and convincing evidence supports finding of fact and conclusion of law that juvenile is an abused juvenile;

Placement of juvenile; preference for relative; guardianship; parental rights; visitation; changed circumstances.

abuse and neglect adjudications; sufficiency of findings to support adjudications of abuse and neglect; absence of evidence supporting inference of probable abuse precluded adjudication of abuse; insufficient findings to support adjudication of neglect

adjudication of abuse and neglect of juvenile; civil deposition request; admissibility of expert testimony

Medical Malpractice, Summary Judgment

Drug Field Test Results; Habitual Felon Enhancement; Waiver to challenge guilty plea

substantial evidence of first-degree kidnapping; intent to terrorize; assault; conflicting testimony

motion to suppress - unreasonable search and seizure; historical cell-site location information; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-262 and 15A-263; court order supported by probable cause

waiver of jury trial; N.C. Gen. Stat. 15A-1201

Satellite-based monitoring
Reasonable search
Special Purpose
Recidivism

Diminished capacity; bipolar disorder; jailhouse calls; rebuttal evidence; felony murder; armed robbery; psychological evaluation

Grounds for setting aside bond forfeiture; Failure to make material findings of fact; Appellate review of written order.

robbery with a dangerous weapon; fatal variance argument not preserved for appellate review; evidence of dangerousness required to support submission of robbery with a dangerous weapon charge to jury; evidence that gun was inoperable or non-deadly insufficient on its own to establish dangerousness of gun; absence of evidence of dangerousness of inoperable or non-deadly gun required dismissal of robbery with a dangerous weapon charge; improper judicial comment on the evidence; prejudice showing not met by judicial comment on the evidence; no record of required habitual felon colloquy required remand for habitual felon colloquy or proof of habitual felon status

Class Action; Mootness; Whether a pick off exception to the mootness doctrine applies in the context of a class action lawsuit.

Whether state judicial officials have the authority and jurisdiction to rule on the legality of immigration arrest warrants and detainers issued by the federal government requesting local law enforcement agencies to detain individuals suspected of violating federal immigration laws for at least 48 hours after their state criminal matters have been resolved.

Whether defendant had a duty to warn plaintiff about a step outside of defendant's building that was significantly different in height and appearance than the other steps; whether plaintiff was contributorily negligent when he tripped on defendant's steps.

Termination of parental rights; whether the trial court abused its discretion by concluding that termination was in a child's best interest.