Trafficing opium/heroin by possession & manufacture;
Firearm possession by convicted felon;
Non-Mirandized Statements;
Unpreserved Error;
Motion to Suppress and in Limine;
Cross-Examination;
Closing Argument;
Motion for Appropriate Relief;
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel;

Statutory rape of a child;
Statutory sex offense with a child;
Indecent liberties;
Hearsay;
Recorded Recollection Exception;
In-court identification;
Motion to Suppress;
Denial of Substitution of Counsel;

first degree murder, first degree burglary, Harbison error, admission of evidence

First-degree murder; motion to dismiss; malice, premeditation, and deliberation; felony-murder rule; substantial evidence; felonious breaking or entering; jury instructions, arresting judgment; merger rule

Motion for appropriate relief; MAR; procedural bar; good cause; fundamental miscarriage of justice; ineffective assistance of counsel; evidentiary hearing; summary denial

Statutory Rape; Motion to Dismiss; Unanimous Jury Verdict; Improper Closing Arguments.

N.C. Controlled Substances Act; motion to dismiss; substantial evidence; hearsay; witness confrontation.

victim-impact evidence; vouching; motion dismiss; failure to declare mistrial sua sponte

Termination of Parental Rights; No merit brief; Neglect; Dependency.

neglect, permanency planning, reunification, visitation