Summary Judgment; Breach of Contract; Unclean Hands

Motion to strike affidavit for inconsistency; claims pleaded; existence of oral contract; summary judgment; issues of material fact

termination of parental rights; No Merit brief; Rule 3.1(e); willful abandonment; neglect; motion to continue; no abuse of discretion.

abused, neglected, and dependent juvenile; hearsay statements and circumstantial guarantees of trustworthiness; challenged findings of fact are recitations of witness testimony; ultimate findings must resolve the material conflicts in the evidence

termination of parental rights, cessation of reunification efforts, no-merit brief, findings of fact based on clear and convincing evidence

permanency planning order, neglect, visitation, constitutionally protected status as a parent

involuntary commitment, record on appeal, file stamp

Permanency Planning, Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, Child Custody, Guardian ad litem, Guardianship, Foster Parents, Consent Decree, Evidentiary Hearing

Attorney’s fees pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. 50-13.6

Industrial Commission; Injury-by-Accident

interlocutory order; no grounds for immediate appellate review; dismissal

Covid-19; retaliatory discrimination; legitimate nondiscriminatory reason; pretext; summary judgment

motion to dismiss, second degree forcible sex offense, DNA swab, motion to dismiss, evidence of a sexual act, sufficiency of the evidence, evidence of penetration

appeal dismissed; petition for writ of certiorari; untimely notice of appeal.

possession of a firearm by felon, motion to dismiss, substantial evidence

possession of cocaine; N.C. Gen. Stat. 90-95(a)(1) (2021); guilty plea; Anders brief; criminal appeal.

Sale of illegal drugs;
Rejection of plea bargain;
Failure to Object or Preserve;
Waiver;
Presumptive Range Sentences;
Abuse of Discretion;

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-1242; waiver of counsel; voluntary and knowing; constitutional rights.

Constitutional question; due process; appropriate procedure; jail-credit