Castle doctrine; Defense of habitation; Jury instructions; Plain error; Video evidence

juror competency; impartiality; trial court inquiry; indecent liberties.

Illegal Drugs;
Probable Cause;
Search Warrant;
Staleness;
Possession of a Firearm by a Felon;
Unpreserved Arguments;
Plain Error Review;

Personal jurisdiction; Minimum contacts; Motion to dismiss; Purposeful availment

medical malpractice claim; Rules 12(b)(2) & 12(b)(5); insufficient service of process; no service of actual summons and complaint; no personal jurisdiction.

North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure Rule 3.1(e) no-merit brief; termination of parental rights; N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a); neglected and dependent.

Equitable mortgage; affidavit; summary judgment; N.C. Gen. Stat. §1A-1, Rule 56(c); N.C. Gen. Stat. §1A-1, Rule 56(e)

Summary Judgment; Rule 56; Easement by Plat; Prescriptive Easement

Rule 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss; Restrictive covenants; Vertical and Horizontal Privity; light most favorable to nonmoving party

North Carolina Rule of Evidence 609(b), Required Findings of Fact, N.C. Const. Art. I, Section 24