petition for writ of certiorari; sentencing; clerical error; plea agreement; no error

felony fleeing to elude arrest; misdemeanor resisting, delaying, or obstructing a police officer; motion to dismiss; Rule 404(b); Rule 403; plain error; prior record level; jury instruction; pursuit; brightly-lit; flashlight; high beams; arrested judgment; preservation; failure to object; substantial evidence; abuse of discretion; indictment; aggravating factors; stipulation.

Expert vouching; expert witness use of "disclose" and "victim"; ineffective assistance of counsel

preservation, Rule 63, motion to dismiss, pre-accusation delay

Jury selection; Juror; Alternate juror; Prospective juror; Empaneled; Venire; Panel; Jury pool; Statutory error; Prejudicial error; Challenge for cause; Statutory interpretation; Error per se; Structural error; Constitutional right; Fair and impartial jury; Unpreserved; Rule 2; Manifest injustice.

guilty plea; due process; voluntarily and understandingly; direct consequences; sentencing; personal knowledge

Sentencing; mitigating factors; failure to find mitigating factor; mental or physical condition; N.C.G.S. 15A-1340.16.

Trafficking; plain error; identification of controlled substance; marijuana and hemp

Anders brief; clerical error; prior record level calculation

first-degree felony murder; assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury; jury instructions; voluntary manslaughter; rule of lenity; hit and run; N.C. Gen. Stat. 20-166; motion to dismiss; accessory after the fact; N.C. Gen. Stat. 14-7; fatal variance; ex mero motu

sentencing error, calculation of prior convictions, N.C.G.S. § 15A-1340.21(b). 

personal jurisdiction, sufficient minimum contacts, child custody, visitation, domestic violence, nonresident defendant, motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction. 

personal jurisdiction, sufficient minimum contacts, child custody, visitation, domestic violence, nonresident defendant, motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction. 

Alienation of affection, criminal conversation, law-of-the-case doctrine, issue preclusion, claim preclusion, res judicata, voluntary dismissal, punitive damages, summary judgment, out-of-state conduct, preservation, directed verdict

standing, motion to dismiss, declaratory judgment, special damages

petition to partition real property; lack of personal jurisdiction; failure to require proof of service of the summons and petition; abuse of discretion in denying Rule 60(b) motion; N.C. Gen. Stat. 1-75.10 and 1-75.11

Juvenile; timely notice of appeal

Termination of parental rights; no-merit brief; independent review of the record

Abuse, neglect, dependency; interlocutory; temporary disposition order; motion to strike brief of GAL; unsafe conditions; domestic violence; differing neglect adjudications; single petition for two minors

Termination of parental rights; cumulative error; grounds for termination; neglect; parental rights terminated as to another child; willful failure to make reasonable progress; proposed placement with relatives