Termination of parental rights; subsection 7B-1111(a)(5); Rule 3.1(e).

Termination of parental rights; neglect; issue preservation.

equitable distribution, sufficiency of liquid assets, pension plan, in kind distribution

modification of child custody, substantial change of circumstances, freedom of religion, sufficient findings

Motion to dismiss; Dangerous weapon; Hammer as a dangerous weapon; Clerical error.

Motion to dismiss; discharging a firearm within an enclosure to incite fear; jury instruction; possession of a firearm by a felon; acting in concert.

defendant's right to a properly constituted jury, request to withdraw waiver of counsel

first-degree statutory sex offense, indecent liberties, jury instructions, ineffective assistance of counsel, unanimous jury verdict, de novo, indictment, no prejudicial error.  

First-Degree Murder; prior bad acts; sufficiency of evidence

Assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill; possession of a firearm by a felon; Rule 404(b).

plea; guilty; petition for writ of certiorari; trial court; NCGS 15A-1444; merit; error; extraordinary circumstances; sentencing; multiple; concurrent; consecutive.

Jury instructions; discovery; N.C.G.S. §§ 14-34.09–.10

Felony murder; attempted robbery with a dangerous weapon; corroborative statements; witness credibility; truthfulness of testimony; plain error; cumulative error.

motion to dismiss, discharging a weapon into occupied property, semi-automatic weapon, separate acts

Per se ineffective assistance of counsel; Harbison inquiry; defendant's knowing consent to admission of guilt.

photographic identification of defendant, murder of an unborn child, indictment, knowledge of pregnancy, N.C.G.S. 14-23.2(a), N.C.G.S. 14-23.8

preservation, motion to suppress, search warrant, affidavit

breaking and/or entering a motor vehicle, motion to dismiss, sufficiency of the evidence

jury instruction, lesser included offense, per se serious injury, assault with a deadly weapon

voluntary manslaughter; possession of a firearm by a felon; jury instructions; affirmative defense; defense of justification; closing argument; improper comment by prosecutor; not so grossly improper as to deprive defendant of his right to a fair trial; no abuse of discretion in failing to intervene ex mero motu