service of process

motion to dismiss, interlocutory appeal, right to jury trial, Rule 39(a), Rule 39(b)

Abuse; neglect; cessation of reunification efforts at initial disposition under N.C. Gen. Stat. 7B-901(c)(1); sufficiency of findings of conduct that increased enormity or added to injurious consequences of abuse or neglect

Department of Social Services, abuse and neglect, adjudicatory grounds, felony history

termination of parental rights, willful abandonment

Rule 3.1(e), no-merit brief, neglected juvenile.

award for attorney's fees; reasonableness; findings of fact; compliance with appellate court mandate on remand

Derivative jurisdiction, properly compiled record on appeal, appeal dismissed.

probable cause

plain error, prior record level, sentencing classification.

trial court erred by failing to conduct adequate substantial similarity analysis for out-of-state conviction; remanded for resentencing based on incorrect prior record level calculation and for proper substantial similarity analysis

Motion to suppress; reasonable suspicion to effectuate traffic stop; mistake of fact; unchallenged findings of fact.

probation revocation; trial court must make finding of good cause to revoke probation after probationary period; no prejudice from checking box 4 stating each violation is sufficient to revoke when only one violation was sufficient.

drug trafficking; substantial assistance; ineffective assistance of counsel; plea agreement; sentencing; constitutional right to trial by jury

rear-end collision, causation, admissibility of expert testimony

Land sales;
Contract;
Dual agent;
Conditions of sale;
Duty to read;
Fraud in the indictment;
Duress;
Recession;
Specific performance;
Summary judgment

interlocutory order, arbitration agreement, contractual relationship