Ineffective assistance of counsel; lack of motion for appropriate relief; dismissed without prejudice

Motion to suppress; findings of fact; conclusions of law; search warrant; search warrant affidavit; probable cause; nexus; Fourth Amendment; fentanyl

N.C.G.S. ? 15A-954; motion to dismiss; due process; equal protection; cruel and unusual punishment; Raise the Age; juvenile tried as adult.

probation violation; subject matter jurisdiction; N.C.G.S. 15A-1344

present recollection refreshed, prior consistent statement, jury instructions, plain error, clerical error

GPS tracking order, trafficking heroin, motion to suppress, non-owner of vehicle, probable cause, standing, common law trespass, reasonable expectation of privacy.

aggravating factor; armed with a deadly weapon; vehicle as a deadly weapon; new sentencing hearing or new proceedings entirely

Second-degree forcible rape; Relevant evidence under Rule of Evidence 401; Prior Bad Acts under Rule of Evidence 404(b); Rule of Evidence 403

Reasonable articulable suspicion; anonymous tip, totality of the circumstances; investigatory stop; prior charge; flight; reaching.

Confrontation Clause, excited utterance, harmless, hearsay, testimonial

Easement; quiet title; cloud upon title; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission License; FERC license; fee simple; contract; easement agreement; easement appurtenant; easement in gross; excessive use; Restatement of Property; third-party property rights; interlocutory appeal; summary judgment; scope of authority under easement; eminent domain; navigability; navigable waters; navigable-in-fact; riparian rights; public trust doctrine; artificial waters

neglect; dependency; findings of fact did not support conclusions of law that juvenile was a neglected and dependent juvenile

trial court's challenged factual findings were supported by competent evidence; adjudication of neglect was supported by findings of fact

Permanency Planning Order, Constitutionally Protected Parental Status, and Guardianship Order

Abuse, neglect, and dependency; sufficiency of findings; limitation of parental visitation; constitutionally protected status as parent; waiver of constitutional issue

Child custody; temporary order; best interests of the child; sufficiency of findings of fact and conclusions of law; decision-making authority

Sale of property; competency; special proceeding pending; summary judgment for buyer; NCGS 32C-1-104- power of attorney; NCGS 32C-1-105- execution of power of attorney; NCGS 32C-1-106- validity of power of attorney.

career state employee, unacceptable personal conduct case, just cause