Assault with deadly weapon; denial of motion to dismiss; self-defense; defense of habitation

Right to remain silent; defense of duress; constitutional error; remand from Supreme Court; harmless beyond a reasonable doubt; no comment by State during closing.

capacity to proceed; competency hearing; ineffective waiver of counsel; structural error

Sixth Amendment right to counsel; forfeiture of right to counsel; waiver of assigned counsel; pro se defendant; egregious and dilatory conduct; new trial.

indictment, lesser-included offense, swapping horses, Rule 403

Workers' compensation; employer-employee relationship; special employee; NCGS 97-51; NCGS 58-48-55(a1).

foreclosure sale; third-party bidder from whom plaintiff did not seek to recover damages had standing to move to dismiss plaintiff's complaint; record demonstrated that trial court did not consider outside the pleadings in granting motion to dismiss, thus not converting ruling to summary judgment; plaintiff failed to timely file an upset bid under provisions of emergency COVID-19 orders extending filing times and deadlines

Summary judgment; limited liability company; amendment to operating agreement; ownership interests.

Nonjudicial partnership dissolution;
Conflict of laws, substance and procedure; Direct and derivative suits.

Domestic violence protective order; subject-matter jurisdiction; civil summons; competent evidence of domestic violence; harassment; substantial emotional distress

Child custody erroneously granted to non-party

Separation; Divorce; Alimony; Higher Education Contributions; Fraud; Warranty of Disclosure; Rescission; Ratification; Motion for Summary Judgment; Specific Performance

Whether the Court of Appeals erred in reversing the judgment of the trial court on the basis that plaintiffs' sweepstakes game violates N.C.G.S. 14-306.4.

Termination of parental rights; no-merit brief.

Whether the trial court erred by denying a motion to continue the termination hearing; whether the trial court complied with the requirements of the Indian Child Welfare Act; and whether the trial court erred by eliminating visitation in the permanency planning order.

Termination of parental rights; whether the trial court erred by determining that there was a likelihood of future neglect if the child was returned to respondent's care.

Termination of parental rights; whether the trial court properly concluded respondent's parental rights were subject to termination under N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1); whether the trial court abused its discretion when it concluded termination was in the child's best interests.

Termination of parental rights pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(5) (2019); no-merit review pursuant to Rule 3.1(e) of the North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure.