Fourth Amendment; motion to suppress; competent evidence supported findings of fact and findings of fact supported conclusions of law;

sex offense, indecent liberties, child, witness statement, no objection, DNA, sufficient evidence, Eighth Amendment

robbery with a dangerous weapon; common law robbery; jury instructions; lesser included offense; attorneys' fees; notice and opportunity to be heard

Rule 404(b); Indecent Liberties with a Child; Similarity of Prior Sexual Assault

Petition for writ of certiorari; post-conviction DNA testing; materiality; no reasonable probability that the verdict would have been more favorable to Defendant

Evidence admissible as a recorded recollection, N.C. Gen. Stat. 8C-1, Rule 803(5); Defendant established neither ineffective assistance of counsel nor ineffective assistance of counsel per se; judgment vacated and remanded for resentencing where lack of documentation of defendant's prior convictions impeded defendant's right to appeal his sentence.

Pretrial Determination of Immunity; Instructional Error; Repetitive or Excessive Evidence.

worker's compensation, findings of fact

Industrial commission; subject matter jurisdiction; claims of negligence; intentional torts; constitutional claims.

covenants, residential lot, real property, neighborhood, subdivision, summary judgment, maintenance, assessment, restrictive covenant, ascertainable standard, real covenant

interlocutory appeal; appeal of a superior court's remand to a municipal board for further proceedings is interlocutory; special-use permit; attorney's fees

appellate review, reply brief, summary judgment, abandoned

sanction, Rule 11, lying, lawful activities.

Motion to dismiss; discontinuance of summons; preservation.

involuntary commitment, dangerous to self, counsel, due process, preservation, witness

juvenile delinquency; trial court did not err in denying motion to suppress where juvenile suspect's furtive movements and officer's personal knowledge of juvenile's prior firearms offenses provided officer with reasonable suspicion to conduct a weapons frisk; testimony regarding comprehensive clinical assessment was not required and assessment qualified as an interdisciplinary evaluation

Termination of parental rights; NCGS 7B-1111(a)97)willful abandonment; NCGS 7B-1111(a)(1) abused or neglected; NCGS 7B-1111(a0(2) failure to make reasonable progress; clear, cogent and convincing evidence; unchallenged findings of fact.

termination of parental rights, neglect, case plan, best interests, juvenile, mental health, parenting, housing, employment, substance abuse, child support, visitation, ultimate findings, permanent plan

Termination of parental rights; willful abandonment; single ground sufficient for termination.