Rule 3.1; juvenile; abuse-and-neglect proceeding; termination of parental rights; abuse-of-discretion standard.

Negligence; directed verdict

child custody; best interests; minor children; abuse of discretion; attorney’s fees; guardian ad litem fees; Chapter 50.

jury instructions; plain-error review; pretrial witness list; voir dire; no abuse of discretion

Driving while impaired; Habitual driving while impaired; Substantial evidence; De novo; Motion to dismiss; Appreciably impaired; No error

sexual offenses, indecent liberties with a minor, SAFE Child Act, invited error, ineffective assistance of counsel

armed robbery, second degree kidnapping, joinder of charges, kidnapping statutory requirements

Second-degree forcible rape; TC erred in allowing certain testimony and in jury instruction

Violation of probation; inability to pay restitution; abuse of discretion

motion to dismiss for insufficient evidence; resisting a public officer

competency, sua sponte, substantial evidence

Hearsay; Personal knowledge; N.C. R. Evid. 801, 802, 602; Jury instructions; N.C.P.I. Crim. 104.41; Actual possession; Constructive possession.

motion to dismiss; libel per se; tortious interference with a contract; specific personal jurisdiction; long arm statute; due process; minimum contacts; arising out of.

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 150B-51; municipal corporations; policy interpretation; errors of law; N.C. Const. art. I, §§ 1, 19.

Home Owners Association;
Amendments to Covenants;
Failure to Join Necessary Parties;
Sanctions;
Dismissal with Prejudice;
Rule 41(b);

Burden of proof - inter vivos gift

appellate jurisdiction; N.C.R. App. P. 3(c); Petition for writ of certiorari

termination of parental rights, willful abandonment, incarceration, N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(7)

Adjudication; Neglect; Findings of fact; Conclusion of law; Clear and convincing evidence