ineffective assistance of counsel, special sentencing condition, motion to sever, expert witness

Invited error; plain error review; second-degree murder; overwhelming evidence of self-defense; number, size, and manner of display of text messages and photographs; enlargement of sexually explicit photographs; irrelevant evidence; highly prejudicial; inflaming jury’s passion; needless presentation of cumulative evidence; unfair prejudice; new trial granted.

Sixth Amendment, speedy trial, sufficiency of the evidence, malice, Harbison error

speedy trial, Barker analysis, curative instruction, prejudicial evidence

interlocutory appeal, substantial right, discovery order, discovery requests, discovery responses, sanctions, production of documents, request to translate documents to English

Sweepstakes; Entertaining Display; Preliminary Injunction

child support; imputed income; past-prospective child support; extraordinary expenses; findings of fact

termination of parental rights, TPR, private termination, competent evidence, conclusions of law, minor child, DSS, visitation, jurisdictional defect, intent to appeal, fairly inferred, motion to dismiss, neglect, future neglect, reasonable progress, willfulness.

true threats, false report concerning mass violence, motion to dismiss

intestate succession rights of surviving spouse, marital abandonment, N.C.G.S. 31A-1(a)(3)