continuing jurisdiction, permanency planning, visitation

personal jurisdiction, sufficient minimum contacts, child custody, visitation, domestic violence, nonresident defendant, motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction. 

personal jurisdiction, sufficient minimum contacts, child custody, visitation, domestic violence, nonresident defendant, motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction. 

Trafficking; plain error; identification of controlled substance; marijuana and hemp

Sentencing; mitigating factors; failure to find mitigating factor; mental or physical condition; N.C.G.S. 15A-1340.16.

Jury selection; Juror; Alternate juror; Prospective juror; Empaneled; Venire; Panel; Jury pool; Statutory error; Prejudicial error; Challenge for cause; Statutory interpretation; Error per se; Structural error; Constitutional right; Fair and impartial jury; Unpreserved; Rule 2; Manifest injustice.

preservation, Rule 63, motion to dismiss, pre-accusation delay

Summary judgment; contracts; waiver; unjust enrichment; breach of contract; implied waiver; commercial lease dispute.

DVPO; N.C.G.S 50B-1, 50B-3; findings of fact.

motion to dismiss, MTD, guardian ad litem, GAL, underlying juvenile case, subject matter jurisdiction, transfer venue, abeyance, prior pending action doctrine, continuing jurisdiction, exclusive jurisdiction, termination of parental rights, TPR, interlocutory appeal, de novo, abuse of discretion, Chapter 7B, Chapter 50, Rules of Civil Procedure, ends of justice, fair trial.