Certiorari; Plain error; Motions to Dismiss for Insufficient Evidence

constitutional right to a speedy trial; mistrial based on juror misconduct; statutory right to effective counsel in SBM proceedings

Rules 401, 404(b); trial court did not err

Interlocutory, res judicata, collateral estoppel, substantive right, foreclosure order, consent order, actually litigated

Pro se appeal; Rules of Appellate Procedure; gross and substantial violations.

child custody; trial court did not err in awarding father primary physical and joint legal custody of child

summary ejectment; trial court did not err by concluding that insufficient evidence supported defendant's claim that she was plaintiff's partner; supported factual findings supported relevant legal conclusions

Rule 53; Referee's report; De novo review

Custody; grandparents; reliance on DVPO; standard of proof

operative words of conveyance; deed; intent of the grantor

abuse, neglect, and dependency; trial court did not abuse its discretion denying motion for continuance; order awarding custody of minors to legal father contained necessary findings; waiver of further reviews was not error; and there was no abuse of discretion in refusing biological father visitation

Neglect; findings of fact; constitutionally-protected parental status; adjudication order; dispositional order; custody granted to a non-parent; improper application of best interest analysis

waiver of right to counsel; supervised visitation; delegation of judicial function; costs of visitation

Civil contempt; motion to show cause; issue preclusion

Criminal contempt, summary proceedings

Conspiracy to commit burglary, at night element, motion to dismiss

Felony larceny; felony breaking and entering; habitual felon; waiver of counsel; abuse of discretion; refusal to participate in trial; standby counsel.

habeas corpus; petitioner failed to make threshold showing that an act, omission, or event had occurred entitling him to be discharged