summary ejectment; trial court did not err by concluding that insufficient evidence supported defendant's claim that she was plaintiff's partner; supported factual findings supported relevant legal conclusions

Custody; grandparents; reliance on DVPO; standard of proof

operative words of conveyance; deed; intent of the grantor

abuse, neglect, and dependency; trial court did not abuse its discretion denying motion for continuance; order awarding custody of minors to legal father contained necessary findings; waiver of further reviews was not error; and there was no abuse of discretion in refusing biological father visitation

Neglect; findings of fact; constitutionally-protected parental status; adjudication order; dispositional order; custody granted to a non-parent; improper application of best interest analysis

waiver of right to counsel; supervised visitation; delegation of judicial function; costs of visitation

Civil contempt; motion to show cause; issue preclusion

Criminal contempt, summary proceedings

Conspiracy to commit burglary, at night element, motion to dismiss

Probable Cause, Motion to Suppress, Search Incident to Arrest, Warrantless Search, Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

Jury Instruction, Instruction on Flight; Prejudicial Error

Anders brief; independent review revealed no error in trial for possession of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia

Retention of evidence; Materiality, Due process, Homicide, Attempted first-degree murder.

Appellate Rules Violations, Rule 4, Rule 9, Rule 21; Jurisdiction; Attorney Fees Civil penalty; Assault Inflicting Serious Bodily Injury; Domestic Violence

State presented evidence sufficient for trial court's denial Defendant's motion to dismiss charges of child abuse by inflicting serious bodily injury and serious physical injury under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-318.4(a) (2019) and N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-318.4(a3) (2019).

Constitutional right to counsel,waiver of assigned counsel

plain error; assault with a deadly weapon; jury instructions; lesser-included offense

unfair and deceptive practices; admission of untimely affidavit was not abuse of discretion; pre-suit release did not bar claims against non-party; fact issue existed as to when statute of limitations period on unfair and deceptive practices claim began to run; summary judgment was improper where evidence was sufficient to support claim for unfair and deceptive practices

appeal from final agency decision in the OAH dismissing petitioner's Whistleblower claim