Collateral attack; Detective service; Waiver of service

Termination of parental rights; Subsection 7B-1111(a)(9)

TPR; subject-matter jurisdiction; nonresident parent

Adjudicating minor children; Dispositional and Permanency Planning Order.

adjudication and disposition orders; stipulated findings of fact; NCGS 7B-101(d) and 14-190.5; Due Process violation; ceasing reunification efforts

Expert Testimony; Infallibility Jury Instruction.

traffic stop; reasonable suspicion; totality of the circumstances

Joinder; Motion to sever; Transactionally related.

Obtaining property by false pretenses, jurisdictional requirements for indictments, sufficiency of the State?s evidence to show intent to deceive.

Jury Instructions; Opinion Statement by Trial Court; Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

AWDWISI;assault with a deadly weapon on a government official; possession of stolen goods; invited error; lesser-included offense instruction; dishonest purpose element of possession of stolen goods; insufficiency of evidence of intent to inflict serious injury

Guilty plea; Sentencing; Insufficient appellate record.

Jury Instructions on Aiding and Abetting.

404(b) testimony of prior sexual acts

Child support; Alimony; Nonpayment; Contempt; Ability to pay; Purge conditions.

Rule 12(b)(6);statute of limitations

Rule 60

Equitable distribution; prenuptial agreements; choice of law provisions

Professional Discipline; Licensed Psychologist; Whole Record Test