General contractor?s license, interlocutory, substantial right, value of single project, defining construction or improvement

termination of parental rights; neglect

Termination of parental rights; Best interests determination; No contact; Bond between juvenile and parent, NCGS 7B-1110(a); Abuse of discretion standard of review.

Permanency planning order; Sufficiency of the evidence; Cessation of reunification

equitable distribution; classification and valuation; tax consequences

breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, notice, statute of limitations, proximate cause, contract terms, settlement

Recanted Testimony; MAR Hearing; First-Degree Murder; Weight of Evidence.

Common Law Robbery, Felony Larceny, Double Jeopardy, Rule 2 of Appellate Procedure, Indictment

Intent to Kill.

Guilty plea; Aggravating factors; Prejudice

motion to suppress

sex offense with a child; indecent liberties with a child; felony child abuse by a sexual act; plain error; expert witness testimony; impermissible vouching

driving while impaired; sufficiency of the evidence that defendant was driving

Jury trial; prosecutorial commenting on post-Miranda silence; prosecutorial question assuming a fact not in evidence; closing argument referencing excluded evidence

First-degree murder; premeditation and deliberation; no jury instruction on lesser-included offenses.

improper jury instruction; plain error; consecutive sentences

Expert testimony; proximate causation

Driving While Impaired, Possession with Intent to Sell and Deliver, Motion to Dismiss, Sufficiency of Evidence, Appreciable Impairment