essential elements, continuing criminal enterprise, fatal ambiguity

motion to suppress, indecent liberties with a child, search warrant

ineffective assistance of counsel; motion for appropriate relief; motion to suppress; attempted robbery; exigent circumstances; probable cause; consent to search

pattern jury instructions, defense of accident, murder, discharging of a firearm into occupied property, plain error, NCPI 307.10, NCPI 307.11.

State's appeal of trial court order granting defendant's motion to suppress evidence; appellate rules violations

larceny of motor vehicle; fleeing to elude arrest; resisting public officer; flight instruction

defense of habitation; second-degree murder; statutory presumption; jury instructions on involuntary manslaughter; redacting and striking of testimony; relevance; hearsay

Interlocutory appeal from two failed real estate transactions

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 126-5(c1)(27); Political affiliation discrimination; Job classification designation; Human Resources Act.

motion to dismiss, 12(b)(6), negligence, negligent representation, Rule 60, "last act", "last wrongful act", statute of limitations, continued representation, conclusion of law, date of discovery, tolling.

Guardianship award to foster parents; Standard of Proof finding required for parental rights; Visitation; Cessation of Reunification Efforts

involuntary commitment; confrontation right; preservation; findings of fact; clear, cogent, and convincing evidence; prejudice

writ of certiorari, kinship placement, timely appeal

Guardianship; Neglect; Dependency; Permanency planning hearing; Costs of supervised visitation; Parent's ability to pay; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-906.1; Guardian's financial resources; Written findings of fact; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-905.1(c).

termination of parental rights, continuance, right to counsel, waiver of counsel, forfeiture of counsel.

Juvenile Delinquency; Adjudication; Disposition; Motion to Dismiss, Unpreserved, Rule 2; Sixth Amendment; Testifying Defendant; Self-Incrimination; De Novo; Reversed & Remanded.

motion to dismiss; preservation; appellate rule 2; sufficiency of evidence; juvenile petition; sexual battery.

Rule 3.1; termination of parental rights; adjudication; termination grounds; neglect; willful failure to make reasonable progress; willful failure to contribute to the cost of the juveniles’ care.

Child abuse and dependency adjudication, sufficiency of evidentiary findings of fact to support ultimate findings and conclusions of law

termination of parental rights, best interests, private action, adoption.