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

permanency planning order, cessation of reunification efforts, ultimate findings, evidentiary findings, guardianship, affirmed.

Common-law negligence; known and obvious danger.

negligence, proximate cause, expert witness, directed verdict

investigatory stop, jury instruction, resisting, delaying and obstructing an officer, N.C.Gen Stat 14-223

testimony concerning prior bad acts; Rule 404(b); Rule 403; temporal proximity