summary judgment, claim of undue influence over settlor of trust, abandonment of issues on appeal

denial of request for special jury instruction proper; jury instructions concerning motor vehicle negligence; no abuse of discretion where trial court required admission of additional deposition excerpts pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. ? 1A-1, Rule 32(a)(5).

Modification of child custody, circumstances existing at the time of initial custody order, substantial change of circumstances, effect on the minor child, and findings of fact.

Permanency planning order; appointment as guardians; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-600(c) (2019); N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-906.1(j) (2019); understanding of legal significance; collective understanding; sufficiency of findings

competent evidence; neglect; dependency; adjudication; findings of fact

appeal of order denying summary judgment on election of remedies defense dismissed as interlocutory; interlocutory order denying summary judgment on collateral estoppel defense affected a substantial right and was immediately appealable; collateral estoppel did not bar plaintiffs? claims where defendants failed to show that the issue was actually and necessarily decided in the preceding action.

State Medical Facilities Plan; Certificate of Need Act; Administrative Law Judge; whole record test; agency deference; NCGS sections 131E-175, -176(16)(f1)(8), - 177(4); -183(a)(1), & -188(b); NCGS sections 150B-2(8a)(k), -51.

Promissory note and statute of limitations accrual

lifetime satellite-based monitoring; petition for writ of certiorari; Rule 2

issues are whether trial court erred by failing to dismiss one of two conspiracy charges involving the same criminal plot and whether the court abused its discretion by failing to provide the jury with a copy of the transcript of a trial witness

satellite-based monitoring; relief under Grady III; subject-matter jurisdiction

Obtaining Property by False Pretense; Sufficiency of Evidence; Fatal Variance of Jury Instructions

trial court did not err in denying motion to dismiss where driver's license and social security card were competent evidence of defendant's identity; no notice an opportunity to be heard on the issue of attorney's fees is required when payment is required as a condition of probation under State v. Friend

Subpoena, telephone service, failure to appear, show cause hearing, and criminal contempt

Impermissible opinion,
Facial validity of indictment,
Essential elements of crime charged

Motion to suppress; unreasonable search and seizure; probable cause; four corners of search warrant affidavit; nexus between location and illegal activity at the time warrant was executed

Excited Utterance; Lay Opinion

Felony obtaining property by false pretenses; special conditions of probation, NCGS 15A-1343(b1); conditions related to offense; child visitation; abuse of discretion.

Second-degree murder; blood evidence of BAC; remand; Fourth Amendment search and seizure; harmless beyond a reasonable doubt.