Whether there was competent evidence upon which the trial court could conclude that defendant had committed additional criminal offenses in violation of the terms and conditions of his probation.

Whether fentanyl qualifies as an opiate under the statute in effect at the time of the offense is a legal question of statutory interpretation.

Whether the Court of Appeals erred by vacating defendant's conviction for possession of a firearm by a felon because the indictment was fatally defective.

Law of the Case, Multiple Appeals, Money Judgment

Termination of parental rights, Rule 60(a), clerical amendment, substantive amendment, clear, cogent, and convincing evidence, adjudicatory stage, standard of proof, amended order, original order.

Constitutional Parental rights;
Care, custody, companionship,and control;
Adjudication and disposition;
Ceasing DSS reunification efforts;
Ceasing visitation;
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-906.1;
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-905.1;
Required findings of fact;

ceasing reunification efforts; eliminating reunification as a permanent plan; guardianship; unexplained skull fracture; best interests determination

Contract; Interlocutory appeal; Interlocutory order; Wage and Hour Act; Unjust enrichment; Jurisdiction; Substantial right; Inconsistent verdicts; Two trials; Alternative pleading; Corporation; Individual; Employee; Person; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 95-25.

consent order; specific performance; contract interpretation; time is of the essence; Rule 60 Motion; Rule 11 Sanctions; real property.

failure to cause a summons to be timely issued

Collateral estoppel; Whistleblower Action

First-degree murder;
Reopen jury voir dire;
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-1214(g);
Waiver;
No Error;

Habitual felon; Predicate offense; South Carolina; Jury instruction; N.C.P.I.-Crim. 203.10; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-7.1; S.C. Code Ann. § 16-13-30; Grand larceny; Indictment; N.C. R. App. P. 10; N.C. R. App. P. 2; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-7.3; Statutory amendment.

first-degree murder; lesser-included instruction; special instruction for minors

Bailment, Conversion, and Fungible Assets

Home Builder, Contributory Negligence, Gross Negligence, Summary Judgment

Good Moral Character Rule, Arbitrary and Capricious, Substantial Evidence, Justice Officer Certification

Mandate; binding; plain language; clear, cogent, and convincing evidence; N.C. Gen. Stat. Section 7B-1111(a)(2); willfulness; best interests; abuse of discretion; N.C. Gen. Stat. Section 7B-1110(a)(3)-(4)