statutory rape of a child by an adult, indecent liberties with a child, sex act by a substitute parent or guardian

preservation, involuntary manslaughter, expert qualification

Dismissal of unnecessary PWC; first-degree felony murder; discharge of a weapon into an occupied property; jury instructions; no conflicting evidence as to underlying felony; no evidence of lesser-included offenses; sufficient short-form indictment.

ineffective assistance of counsel; Rule 408

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-1032, waiver of right to be present at trial, voluntary absence

Sufficiency of evidence, carrying a concealed weapon

Vacate and remand; prior record level; miscalculation; Rule 4 N.C.R. App

Second-Degree Murder; PWC; Closing Argument

Restitution Worksheet

Motion to Suppress;
Fourth Amendment;
Search Warrant; Totality of the Circumstances;
Confidential Informants;
Unauthorized Search;
Probable Cause;
Search incident to an arrest;
Reasonable Suspicion;

temporary child custody order; Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (?UCCJEA?); adoption; exclusive, continuing jurisdiction

workers' compensation; Woodson exception; Pleasant exception

summary judgment, alimony, discovery

motion to dismiss; medical lien; question of fact

appellate jurisdiction; Rule 59(e); equitable distribution; findings of fact; accrual of post-judgment interest

Rule 15; Jury Instructions; Summary Judgment; Calloway Rule

Declaratory Judgment; Partial Summary Judgment; Appellate Jurisdiction; Interlocutory Appeals

Equitable distribution judgment; N.C. Gen. Stat. 50-20(c) factors; unequal distribution is equitable; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 50-20(e); in-kind property distribution is practical and equitable; source of funds theory; no evidence tending to show tracing of separate property.

termination of parental rights; neglected juvenile; probability of future neglect

termination of parental rights, failure to make reasonable progress, case plan