Motion to dismiss, gambling, governmental immunity, interlocutory

Summary judgment; Breach of contract; Legal malpractice; Election of remedies
doctrine.

termination of parental rights, no merit brief

termination of parental rights; neglect; unchallenged findings of fact

Adjudication of Neglect and Dependency; Stipulation to Findings of Fact

Adoptability; termination of parental rights; abuse of discretion

Termination of parental rights; Voluntary support order

Termination of Parental Rights; Neglect.

Collateral attack; Detective service; Waiver of service

Termination of parental rights; Subsection 7B-1111(a)(9)

TPR; subject-matter jurisdiction; nonresident parent

Adjudicating minor children; Dispositional and Permanency Planning Order.

adjudication and disposition orders; stipulated findings of fact; NCGS 7B-101(d) and 14-190.5; Due Process violation; ceasing reunification efforts

Expert Testimony; Infallibility Jury Instruction.

traffic stop; reasonable suspicion; totality of the circumstances

Joinder; Motion to sever; Transactionally related.

Obtaining property by false pretenses, jurisdictional requirements for indictments, sufficiency of the State?s evidence to show intent to deceive.

Jury Instructions; Opinion Statement by Trial Court; Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

AWDWISI;assault with a deadly weapon on a government official; possession of stolen goods; invited error; lesser-included offense instruction; dishonest purpose element of possession of stolen goods; insufficiency of evidence of intent to inflict serious injury

Guilty plea; Sentencing; Insufficient appellate record.