evidence of prior crimes, wrongs, or acts under Rule 404(b) of North Carolina Rules of Evidence; probative value of 404(b) evidence not outweighed by danger of unfair prejudice or confusion of jury under Rule 403 of North Carolina Rules of Evidence; no abuse of discretion in determining authenticity of disputed text message communications; review of authentication ruling on motion in limine; no prejudicial error in failing to exclude evidence of victim's good character where no objection raised at trial

Probation Revocation, Subject Matter Jurisdiction, Clerical Error, Abuse of Discretion

motion to suppress evidence; search warrant application; probable cause; Franks challenge to veracity of search warrant affidavit

Common law robbery; felony larceny from the person; valid indictment; inchoate crimes; plain error review; lessert-inclunded offense

violations of NCRAP jurisdictional rules, requiring dismissal; NCRAP 9, 25, 34

child custody; lack of standing; NCGS ? 50-13.1(a); conduct inconsistent with protected parental status

Personal Jurisdiction, Purposeful Availment, Judgment on the Pleadings, Interlocutory

Just cause; Termination; State Employee; Law of the Case

no reversible error when trial court omitted certain verbiage from final mandate of jury instruction on voluntary manslaughter

foundation required for witness to testify to personal knowledge under Rule 602 of North Carolina Rules of Evidence; permissible lay opinion testimony under Rule 701 of North Carolina Rules of Evidence; cellphone technology evidence and cellphone record retention evidence; erroneous evidence of victim's good character not plain error; sufficiency of evidence to support multiple conspiracy counts