Felony flee to elude;
Resisting a public officer;
Motion to Continue;
Absolute Impasse;
Waiver/forfeiture of counsel;

First-degree murder; double jeopardy; jury instructions

Second-degree murder; assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury; assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury; malice; sentencing; Class B1 felon; Class B2 felon; general verdict form; reckless use.

Short-Form Indictment, Confrontation Clause, Testimonial Evidence

Motion to suppress; Fourth Amendment; Traffic Stop; Probable Cause; Search Incident to Arrest; Dog Sniff.

Rule 60(a); alimony; child support; equitable distribution; distributive award; expenses; standard of living; clerical error; pretrial order; past years’ income; current income; liquid assets; dependent spouse; bad faith; credibility; unpreserved error; failure to object.

Woodson exception; summary judgment; intentional tort

domestic violence protective order; harassment; substantial emotional distress.

jury instructions; joint and several liability; intentional torts; indivisible injury; respondeat superior; Rule 59 motion

Summary Judgment; Contributory Negligence; Gross Negligence; Rule 60; Newly Discovered Evidence

Workers’ Compensation Act; North Carolina Self-Insurance Security Association; covered claim; N.C. Gen. Stat. 97-130(4)

real estate development, storm water retention pond, continuing tresspass

interlocutory order, substantial right, arbitration

Juvenile delinquency; N.C.G.S. § 7B-2405; self-incrimination colloquy; second-degree forcible rape.

Termination of Parental Rights; Right to care and custody relevance to best interest

termination of parental rights, removal of juvenile, and reasonable

Adjudication; Neglect; Dependency; Findings must show affect on child; Clear and convincing evidence; Alternative childcare arrangements.

juvenile, permanency-planning hearing, voluntary incarceration, guardianship, reunification, no-merit brief, abuse of discretion, best interests of the child, affirm.