Rule 404(b); trafficking methamphetamine by possession; trafficking methamphetamine by transportation; motion to dismiss; sufficient similarity; temporal proximity.

plain-error review; vouching; DSS case decision

sentencing; mitigating factor; drug or alcohol treatment program

Writ of certiorari; motion to suppress; fourth amendment; constitutionality of a checkpoint; reasonableness.

Motion to dismiss; larceny of a firearm; breaking and entering into a motor vehicle; underlying intent to commit felony or larceny; inferred intent.

Anders/Kinch; domestic violence protective order; substantial evidence; attorney's fees.

Sentencing; Aggravating Factor; Prior Conviction; Vacate; Remand; Fair Sentencing Act

Sentencing colloquy; sentencing points; clerical error

hearsay; testimony; truth of the matter asserted; exception; prejudice; waive; prior; subsequent; objection; similar character; same proposition; N.C.G.S. § 14-415.1; Rule 2; exceptional circumstances; New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen, 597 U.S. 1 (2022); historical tradition; firearm regulation; facially unconstitutional

Interlocutory; substantial right; Rule 54(b); no just reason for delay.

Rule 12(b)(1); Rule 12(b)(6); Breach of Contract; Corum claim; Medical Resident Non-reappointment.

motion for judgment on the pleadings, underinsured motorist coverage, notice

Claim of Lien;
Foreclosure;
Prior payments and credits;
Required findings;
Remand;

Alimony, dependent spouse, termination

termination of parental rights; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1111(a)(1)–(2); dispositional findings; best interests determination; lack of adoptive placement

Parental visitation; written order controls over orally rendered order; no direct contradiction between oral and written order

Termination of Parental Rights; Neglect; Willful Abandonment; Incarcerated Parent

Termination of parental rights; adjudication; section 7B-1111(a)(2); reasonable progress under the circumstances in correcting the conditions which led to the removal of the juvenile

Juvenile Code;
Award of Guardianship;
Preservation of Constitutional Issues;
Motion for Visitation;