N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-954(a)(4); Pretrial release hearing; Multiple assault convictions; Double jeopardy; Distinct interruption; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-32.4; kidnapping.

assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury; jury instructions; deadly weapon per se

Hearsay; Personal knowledge; N.C. R. Evid. 801, 802, 602; Jury instructions; N.C.P.I. Crim. 104.41; Actual possession; Constructive possession.

motion to dismiss; libel per se; tortious interference with a contract; specific personal jurisdiction; long arm statute; due process; minimum contacts; arising out of.

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 150B-51; municipal corporations; policy interpretation; errors of law; N.C. Const. art. I, §§ 1, 19.

Home Owners Association;
Amendments to Covenants;
Failure to Join Necessary Parties;
Sanctions;
Dismissal with Prejudice;
Rule 41(b);

Breach of Contract; Fraud; Rule 9 Pleading; Interlocutory Appeal; Motion to Dismiss; Rule 12(b)(3); Substantial Right; Improper Venue; Forum Selection Clause; "Last Act"; Arbitration Agreement

Domestic Relations; Child Custody; Motion to Modify Child Custody; Motion to Continue; Motion to Withdraw; Terminating Counsel; Challenged Findings of Fact; Substantial Change of Circumstances; Inability to Co-parent; Impact on Minors

Office of Administrative Hearings; Environmental Management Commission; Department of Environmental Quality; Division of Water Resources; North Carolina Administrative Procedure Act; Permits; Conditions; Rules.

Burden of proof - inter vivos gift

appellate jurisdiction; N.C.R. App. P. 3(c); Petition for writ of certiorari

termination of parental rights, willful abandonment, incarceration, N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(7)

Adjudication; Neglect; Findings of fact; Conclusion of law; Clear and convincing evidence

permanency planning; child custody order; NCGS 7B-911

Termination of parental rights

Aggravated Circumstance, Non-Reunification, Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-901(c)(1), Abuse of Discretion, Termination of Parental Rights.

termination of parental rights; right to court-appointed counsel

termination of parental rights, adjudication, dependency, alternative childcare arrangement, material conflict