Ceasing reunification efforts, permanency planning, custody of juveniles.

Interlocutory order, motion to dismiss, substantial right

Warrants; Probable Cause; Preservation; Confrontation Clause; Prejudicial Error; Jury Instruction; Improper Statements of Counsel

Oral motion to recuse.

Probation revocation; Activation of suspended sentence after expiration of a defendant's probationary period.

appellate jurisdiction; felony sentencing; probation; restitution

Possession and sale of cocaine; plain error; structural error; jury instructions on reasonable doubt standard and option to return not guilty verdict; incorrect offense dates on judgment forms

Serious injury by vehicle; hit and run with injury; impaired driving; defense of necessity; officer testimony on HGN test; officer testimony on BAC based on HGN test; plain error; sufficiency of evidence of serious injury

Robbery with a dangerous weapon; jury instructions; friend exception to mere presence rule

Statutory Sexual Offense; Indictments; Verdicts

1st degree murder conviction; Post-conviction DNA testing

Anders brief; independent review of the record revealed no prejudicial error

Jury instruction; automatism defense; sufficiency of evidence; judgment; sentencing error; clerical error; remand.

sufficiency of evidence of actual or constructive possession of firearm to submit charge of possession of firearm by felon to jury; evidence supported trial court's instructions on flight

Notice of aggravating factor, Driving while impaired, Ineffective assistance of counsel, Plain error

Prior convictions; prior record level; sentencing error

first-degree murder, armed robbery, conspiracy
challenge to authentication of recorded jail calls admitted under the business record exception
no plain error
grant petition for writ of certiorari
no unreasonable delay in seeking review
civil judgment of attorney's fees vacated and remanded

Sex offenses; challenges to closing argument