Neglected and dependent juvenile; No Merit Brief; N.C. R. App. P. 3.1(e).

Negligence; electricity-related professions; professional negligence; expert testimony of standard of care; insufficient evidence to prove arguments; N.C. R. App. P. 28(b) requirement to brief arguments; appeal divests trial court of jurisdiction to rule on post-judgment motions

insurance subcontractor, worker's compensation, notice of appeal, Rule 60 motion

Lease Agreement, Non-Joinder of Co-Tenants, Res Judicata

alimony; substitute judge; Rule 63

Felonious restraint, false imprisonment, lesser-included offense, sentencing, mitigating factors, presumptive range.

PWC; petition for writ of certiorari; clerical error; inadvertent; minor discrepancies

N.C. R. App. P. Rule 4;
Petition for Writ Certiorari;
Corroborative Evidence;
Limiting instruction;
No merit or error committed below;

victim impact testimony, right to confrontation, pertinent trait.