Appeal from judgment entered after trial court's denial of defendant's motion to suppress evidence found during a traffic stop; whether the police officer unconstitutionally prolonged the stop under the Supreme Court of the United States' decision in Rodriguez v. United States.

Whether the State presented sufficient evidence to survive defendant's motions to dismiss a charge of maintaining a vehicle for the purpose of keeping marijuana.

Appeal from defendant's conviction for felony animal cruelty; whether the trial court erred in not instructing the jury on the lesser included offense of misdemeanor animal cruelty.

voidable transaction; fraudulent conveyance; reasonably equivalent value

Divorce, Equitable Distribution and Alimony Awards.

Termination of visitation rights; child custody; findings of fact; recitation of witness testimony; sufficiency of evidence; sufficiency of findings of fact

Personal jurisdiction; marriage and divorce of parties that were married in NC but never lived in this state; international lifestyle and parties living abroad

workers' compensation

Equitable distribution; Rule 60(b)

termination of parental rights; neglect

contempt; purge; ability to pay; medical insurance

permanent child custody; sufficiency of findings supporting best-interests determination; failure to make findings reflecting that the court considered and isolated domestic incident between parents under N.C. Gen. Stat. 50-13.2(a) did not require remand for entry of such findings.

Workers' Compensation - arising out of and in the course of employment

Custody; Uninsured medical expenses

family law, standing, motion to dismiss, acts inconsistent with parental status

Adverse possession under color of title, NCGS 1-38(a). Adverse possession under 20 years continuous use, NCGS 1-40. Findings of fact not supported by competent evidence. Lappage. Conclusions of law de novo review.

Negligent infliction of emotional distress; Foreseeability; N.C. Gen. Stat. Section 1A-1, Rule 12(b)(6).

motion to dismiss; jury instruction; lesser included offense; closing arguments; second-degree burglary

Motion to suppress; reasonable suspicion to make an investigatory stop.