Directed Verdict; Fraud; Breach of Contract; Relevant Evidence; Motion to Amend

child custody; trial court did not err in refusing to admit evidence of infidelity of one spouse; trial court's challenged findings of fact were supported by competent evidence or were recitations of testimony not necessary to support court's ultimate findings of fact and conclusions of law; expert did not engage in improper vouching; court's findings on the ultimate facts resolved all the material issues in controversy

Motor vehicle accident; contributory negligence; peremptory instruction on negligence; evidence of seat belt misuse; duplicative evidence; harmless error; motion for judgment notwithstanding verdict

UCCJEA, motion to stay, domestic violence protective order, full faith and credit

child custody, contempt order, contempt

Firearm, motion to dismiss, N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-34.1, occupied, vehicle

Possession of firearm by felon separate indictment requirement; findings of fact regarding material evidentiary conflict; readily accessible firearm; objective probable cause.

motion for a mistrial; Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of counsel; Eyewitness Identification Reform Act (?EIRA?)

robbery with a firearm; jury instructions; trial court did not err when it did not designate the victims named in the indictment as the alleged victims of the armed robbery

easement, appurtenant, not located, acquiesced, competent evidence, practical location, reasonable way, Dead Man's Statute, Hearsay