Structural error; Motion to withdraw; Motion for continuance; Court-appointed counsel; Private counsel; Substitution; Sixth Amendment; Ineffective assistance of counsel; Balancing test; Prejudice; Judicial economy; No error

Possession of firearm by felon; actual possession; constructive possession; incriminating circumstances; sufficiency of evidence; motion to dismiss

second amendment, as-applied challenge, mens rea, educational property.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari; Satellite-based Monitoring orders; Failure to include order in notice of appeal; Sufficiency of the findings; 404(b) evidence; Prior conviction of a similar nature; Common scheme or plan; Level of supervision; Risk assessment; Static-99R form; Competent evidence to support trial court’s additional findings of fact; Above average risk.

Motion to Dismiss; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-108(a)(7); Methamphetamine; Paraphernalia; Possession; Constructive Possession; Lay Testimony; No Plain Error.

Second-degree kidnapping; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-39; Acting in concert; Facilitating the commission of any felony or facilitating flight of any person following the commission of a felony; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-166; Felony hit and run; Motion to dismiss; N.C. R. Evid. 403(b).

motion to suppress, Rule 404(b), undisclosed state's witness, conditional discharge

Child custody; Best interests; Findings of fact must support conclusions of law; Sufficiency of the trial court's findings; Consider all relevant factors; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 50-13.2.

restrictive covenants; summary judgment; involuntary dismissal

equitable distribution, sanctions, mixed assets, marital fault

modification of child custody, best interest, visitation, findings of fact, delegation of judicial authority

Alimony determination; amount and duration; competent evidence; prior post-separation support findings not binding on alimony award; statutorily required findings for N.C. Gen. Stat. § 50-16.3A(b)(8)

administrative law; due process; subpoena; virtual testimony

workers' compensation; findings of fact; compensable injury; causation; credibility of witnesses

alimony, attorney's fees, contempt, holding equitable distribution in trust.

Summary Judgment; Contracts; Americans with Disabilities Act; Discrimination; Failure to Accommodate; Retaliation; Rule 37; Attorneys’ Fees.

Motion to dismiss, N.C. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6), Failure to state a claim, sufficiency of complaint, Unfair and deceptive trade practice, fraud, fraudulent concealment, automobile dealership, reversed and remanded

termination of parental rights; best interests; abuse of discretion; reweigh; unchallenged findings; binding; N.C. Gen. Stat. Section 7B-1110(a); adoption; bond; wishes of the juvenile

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1110(a); Dispositional factors; Best interest of the child; Consideration of statutory factors; Bond between child and parent; Likelihood of adoption; Lack of proposed adoptive placement.

Termination of parental rights