Appellate Court Opinions

Termination of Parental Rights;
Indian Child;
Indian Child Welfare Act;
Bureau of Indian Affairs;
DSS' duty to notify tribes;

Termination of parental rights; Guardian ad litem appointment; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1108; Answer to TPR petition; N.C. R. App. P. 10; N.C. R. App. P. 2; Willful failure to make reasonable progress.

termination of parental rights; Disposition stage; best interests of the child; no abuse of discretion.

narration of proceedings; child custody; best interests of the child; findings of fact; conclusions of law

Settlement agreement; meeting of the minds; attorney’s authority to enter agreement

Testimony; Plain Error Review; Motion in Limine; Rape; Victim; Sexual Assault.

Probation; Violation Reports; Writ of Certiorari; Revocation; Expiration; Vacate

Possession of Methamphetamine;
Constructive Possession;
Totality of the Circumstances;
Unobjected-to Instructional Error;
Habitual Felon;
ACIS Report to Support Habitual Felon Status;

Satellite-Based Monitoring; Indecent Liberties; Recidivism; Competent Evidence; Vacate

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-95(a)(1); constructive possession

probation revocation; willful failure to pay supervision fee; two prior periods of confinement in response to a violation of probation; clerical errors

Batson inquiry; Race-neutral reason for each juror; Peremptory challenges.

Possession of controlled substances; identity of controlled substance; knowledge of identity a disputed fact; presumption of knowing possession

Writ of certiorari; Alimony; Temporary child support; Permanent child support; Operation of law; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 50-19.1; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 50-16.3A; Memorandum of Judgment.

Anticipatory repudiation; Contract termination; Earnest money

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