Whether the State may prove the existence of a defendant's prior felony convictions by a method of proof other than those expressly set out in the Habitual Felons Act.

Whether the Industrial Commission erred by ordering subrogation of UIM proceeds under N.C.G.S. 97-10.2 that plaintiff was awarded in a South Carolina wrongful death settlement.

workers' compensation; occupational disease

custody; inconvenient forum; N.C. Gen. Stat. 50A-207; verified motion

Neglected Juvenile; Adjudication; Visitation; Disposition.

juvenile abuse, neglect, dependency; judicial notice of medical records; hearsay by witnesses

Abuse, Neglect, Dependency; Civil Custody; Ability to Pay for Visitation

Neglect; dependency; lack of findings; domestic violence protective order; lack of service; variances in rendition and final order entered; mediated family settlement agreement.

Medical Records, Rule 9(j), expert review

Interlocutory appeal; inconsistent verdict doctrine; justiciability; standing of homeowners' association; associational standing

public vehicular area; PVA; subdivision; N.C.G.S. 20-4.01(32)

N.C.R. App. P. 10(a)(3) preservation, constructive possession of controlled substances, keeping or maintaining a dwelling for controlled substances, residency, proof of keeping or maintaining temporary occupancy

aquittal-first jury instruction; juror competency

Post release supervision, Motion to suppress, Preservation, Rule 401

negligent child abuse inflicting serious bodily injury; sufficiency of the evidence; EHAC aggravating factor

sovereign citizen; preservation; admission of evidence

Oral rendering of sentence matching written judgment; error in restitution; error in civil judgment for attorneys' fees