Appellate Court Opinions

No error in omission of jury instruction on defense of accident, jury's verdict of second-degree murder was not ambiguous for sentencing purposes, no error in omission of jury instruction on depraved-heart theory of malice.

Sex Offender Registration Act; the defendant's provision of an incorrect address to the sheriff's office constituted circumstantial evidence of willfulness and deceptive intent; trial court did not err in denying motion to dismiss at the close of the evidence

First-degree murder; Rules of Evidence 401 and 402; Victim-impact evidence, NCGS 15A-833(a)(1); plain error review; invited error; circumstantial evidence.

hearsay; past recorded recollection; expert reliability; lay opinions

Motion for appropriate relief; COVID-19; cruel and unusual punishment.

Bases for Revoking Probation

divorce, equitable distribution, child custody, and alimony; trial court's findings related to work-related childcare, extraordinary expenses, and child support arrears were supported by competent evidence and court did not abuse its discretion in making said findings; life insurance the supporting spouse was ordered to maintain did not qualify as security for his child support and alimony obligations; and attorney's fee award improperly included fees for equitable distribution portion of the case

Summary Judgment; Claims for Negligence, Negligent Misrepresentation, Fraud, and Breach of Fiduciary Duty; Nature and Scope of Duties Owed by Real Estate Agents.

Termination of parental rights; adjudication of grounds for termination based on neglect under N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1).

Appeal from orders terminating parental rights and ceasing reunification in underlying neglect proceeding; whether the trial court properly terminated respondent's parental rights based upon N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(8); whether the trial court properly ceased reunification efforts in underlying neglect proceeding based upon its decision to terminate respondent's parental rights.

Termination of parental rights; subject matter jurisdiction; undated verification of termination motion.

Termination of parental rights pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1), (3) (2019). No-merit review pursuant to Rule 3.1(e) of the North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure.

Termination of parental rights; whether the trial court abused its discretion in concluding termination of parental rights was in the juvenile's best interests.

Appeal from order terminating respondent's parental rights; termination of respondent' s parental rights pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(7); willful abandonment.

Trial court did not abuse its discretion in making best-interests determination pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1110(a); findings on parent/child bond adequately supported by the record.

Termination of parental rights; adjudication of grounds for termination based on neglect under N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1); sufficiency of the evidence and findings to show a likelihood of repetition of neglect; whether the trial court misapprehended the law resulting in an abuse of discretion in its best-interests determination.

Termination of parental rights; no-merit brief.

Termination of parental rights pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1)-(3); no-merit review.

Termination of parental rights pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1), (2), (3), (6), (7) (2019); no-merit review pursuant to Rule 3.1(e) of the North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure.